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PREFACE. 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah,  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 
Office  of  the  Grand  Secretary, 

Salt  Lake  City,  March  22d,  1879. 

i^jrHIS  WORK  is  designed  for  the  use,  and  to  meet  the  wants  and  demands  of 
^-jr  the  Masonic  Fraternity  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction.  It  embraces  the  Constitu- 
tion and  Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  Ancient  Charges  and  Landmarks,  Form  of 
Record  for  Lodges  and  Trial  Record  and  all  necessary  Blank  Forms  used  by  Lodges. 
It  is  published  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  given  by  the  Grand  Lodge  at  its 
Seventh  Annual  Communication,  November  12th  and  13th,  A.  D.  1878,  and  after 
having  been  examined  and  approved  by  the  M.-.  W.-.  Grand  Master,  Thomas 
Edward  Clohecy,  is  fraternally  dedicated  to  the  Craft  in  Utah. 


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General  Index. 


XIII. 

14 

18 

XVI. 

1 

XVI. 

2 

XVI. 

2 

29 

19 

XI. 

I 

Page.    Art.     Sec. 
or  No. 

Advancement  can  be  had  only  in  the  Lodge  in   which  previous  De- 
gree was  received 1 1  17 

objection  not  valid  unless  charges  preferred 27 

Affiliation,  application  for  must  be  accompanied  by  dimit 1 1 

evidence   of  good  standing   necessary 25 

Amendment  to  Constitution,  how  made, 13 

when    to   act  upon, 13 

to    all   other  Laws, 13 

to    Grand  Lodge  By-Laws,  how  made, 19 

to    Rules  of  Order  in  Grand  Lodge 22 

to    Lodge  By-Laws 39 

Ancient    Charges 40 

are  the  supreme  law 13       XV.       3 

Ancient  Landmarks 45 

Annual  Address,  what  it  shall  contain 14  3 

Annual  Communication,  when  and  where  held 14  I 

Annual  Returns,  each  Lodge  shall  transmit 10     XIII.       6 

what   they  shall    contain 15  12 

and   Dues  entitle  to  representation 16  13 

Secretaries  must  report  given  names  of  members  in  full  in  24  10 

Appeal,  right  of, U     XIII.      15 

cannot  be  taken  from  decision  of  Master  to  Lodge II     XIII.      iH 

to     Grand  Lodge    need    not    be    withdrawn    to   petition 

Lodge  for  restoration    28 

how  made   to  Grand  Lodge 32  4 

of  arraigned  Master 34  8 

cannot  be  taken  from  decision  of  Master  to  Lodge 45  6 

to  Master,  form  of 52 

to  Grand  Lodge,  form  of 55 


VIII. 

XIII. 

2 

XIII. 

IO 

III. 

I 

IX. 

4 

10 

i 

8 

XIII. 

4 

vi.  INDEX. 

Assessment,  may  be  levied,  how 8         XI. 

Ballot,  Grand  Officers  elected  by 5 

Lodge  Officers  to  be  elected  by 9 

one  only  for  the  three  degrees 10 

onkpetitions,  when  held 36 

no  member  to  divulge    his 39 

on  petition  must  be  unanimous 45 

Commissioners  to  be  elected  by 30 

Black  Book,  Lodges  shall   keep     24 

By-Laws  of  Lodges  must  be  approved  by  Grand  Lodge    10 

of    Grand  Lodge 14 

amendment  to  Grand  Lodge 19  29 

Brothers  raised  in  Lodge  must  sign 26 

uniform  code  of 35 

Brothers  affiliated  in  a  Lodge  must  sign 36 

Certificate,  fee  to  Grand  Secretary  for 8 

of  restoration  Grand  Secretary  to   issue 28 

Charges,  cause  for  and  who  may  prefer   charges  against  Master.  .  .  12 

must  be  presented  before  charter  can  be  forfeited 12 

must  be  preferred  by  a  Brother  objecting  to  advancement  25 

how  made 29 

cause  for  and  how  to  prefer  against  Master 33 

who  may  prefer   30 

forms  of 53 

Charter,  Grand  Lodge  may  grant.    5 

fees  for,  to   Grand  Lodge 8 

fees  tor,  to  Grand  Secretary 8 

when  to  grant 9 

how  to  surrender 12 

forfeiture  of 12 

suspension  of  members  when  forfeited 12 

Lodge   property  goes  to  Grand    Lodge  when    forfeited  or 

surrendered 12     XIV.       6 

Who  to  sign 26 

form  of  application  for 58 

Commissioners,  how  to  elect   29  1 

duties  of  in  trials  of  individual  Masons 31  6 

to  pronounce  verdict  and  sentence .    31  7 

their  judgment  is  judgment  of  Lodge 31  7 

Grand  Master  to  appoint  on  arraignment  of  Master 33  2 

at  trial  of  Master  a  majority  of  votes  necessary 34  7 

Committees,  when  to   appoint 14  5 

their  duties 18  25 


III. 

4 

X. 

5 

XV. 

1 

XIV. 

4 

17 

1 

IX. 

I 

XL 

I 

X. 

5 

XII. 

3 

XIV. 

2 

XIV. 

3 

XIV. 

5 

INDEX. 


Vll. 


Committees,  duties  of  investigating io 

no  action  without  report  from  proper    18 

Grand  Master  to  appoint  regular 14 

**             "              *•             standing 15 

"              «<             «•             special .  15 

Master  to  appoint,  their  duties 38 

Constitution  of  Grand    Lodge .  5 

Custodians,  Board  of 17 

to  enforce  the  standard  work 25 

Degrees,  applicants  for  must  reside  twelve  months  in  Utah 10 

rejected  applicant  for,  must  wait  six  months 10 

application  for,  must  be  referred  to  Investing  Committee   10 

only  one  ballot  for,  the  three 10 

cannot  be  conferred  upon  credit 10 

examination  of,  must  be  had  in  open  Lodge  11 

fees   for 11 

limit  to  number  at  one  time 1 1 

to    deliver  lecture  appertaining  to 16 

Lodges  must  do  their  own  work    28 

a    rejected  candidate  cannot  petition  another  Lodge  for. .    23 
Past  Master's  degree  must  be   conferred    by  three  actual 

P.   Ms 27 

applicants  elected  for,  must  apply  within  three  months.  . .   36 
petition  referred  to  Committee  for,  cannot  be  withdrawn  36 

form  of  records  for 49 

form  of  petition  for '59 

Dimit  to  accompany  petition  for  membership II 

accompanying  r.  petition  for  a  charter  is  the  property  of 

Grand   Lodge 26 

members  are  entitled  to .38 

form    of 62 

Dispensation  to  form  new  Lodge,  fee  to  Grand  Lodge  for 8 

"  ««  "  M  »«  Secretary  for 8 

how   to  obtain    a  8 

duties  of  Lodges  recommending  petition  for 9 

of  new  Lodge    shall  be  returned  to  Grand  Lodge    when 
application  is  made   for  Charter 9 


form  of    petition  for     

Diploma,  fee  to  Grand   Secretary  for 

form  of  certificate  for 

Dues,  suspension  for  non-payment  of 

collection  of ...  

to  Grand  Lodge  must  be  paid  by  Lodges 


56 
17 
56 
17 
6 
8 


XIII. 


VII. 


9 
26 

5 
6 


23 
16 


XIII. 
XIII. 
XIII. 
XIII. 
XIII. 
XIII.     11 

XIII.       12 

XIII.     13 

16 


III. 
III. 


XIII. 


IX. 

XI. 

X. 

XII. 

XII. 

XII. 


21 

IX.       5 

XI.         2 


viii.  INDEX. 

Dues,  when  and  how  to  suspend  for  non-payment  of 17 

cannot  be   charged  during  suspension ...  17 

form  of  notice  for   62 

Election,  of  Grand  Officers 5 

of  Lodge  Officers 36 

form  of  certificate  of 60 

of  Commissioners 29 

Examination,  of  candidates  for  advancement n 

of  visitors 16 

Exemplification    of  work 14 

Masters  must  have  the  work  exemplified 17 

Expulsion  to  be  reported  to  Grand  Secretary 1 1 

Fees,  to  Grand  Secretary 8 

for  dispensation  to  form  a  new  Lodge 8 

for  charter  to  perpetuate  Lodge 8 

for  dispensation  to  hold  election 8 

for  diploma   17 

for  the  degrees   11 

Forms  in  use  in  this  jurisdiction 46 

Gambling  to  be  punished 24 

Grand   Lecturer . .  17 

to  be  paid 17 

Grand  Librarian,  Grand  Secretary  to  be  ex  officio 15 

to  keep  separate  account    24 

Grand  Lodge,  title  of 3 

jurisdiction  of 3 

rank  and  title  of  Officers  and    representation  in 4 

annual  Communication  and  proceedings  for  call  of 4 

special  Communication  of 4 

quorum  of 4 

who  eligible  to  office   in 5 

how  Lodges  shall  vote  in 5 

Powers  and  authority  of 5 

its  legislative,  administrative  and  appellate  jurisdiction. .  6 

to  fix  geographical  limits  of  Lodges 6 

to  make  laws  for  Lodges 6 

to  collect  dues  from  Lodges 6 

to  supervise  finances    6 

to  punish  members 6 

to  review  the  doings  of  Grand  Officers 6 

revenues,  how  derived 8 

dues  to  be  paid  by  Lodges 8 

assessments  may  be  levied 8 


21 

22 

an. 

IV. 

2 

I 

IIII. 

II 

19 

4 

24 

18 

X. 

5 

XI. 

1 

XI. 

1 

XL 

1 

20 

12 

12 

23 

24 

11 

9 

I. 

II. 

III. 

IV. 

IV. 

V. 

VI. 

VII. 

2 

IX. 

1 

IX. 

2 

IX. 

3 

IX. 

4 

IX. 

5 

IX. 

6 

IX. 

7 

IX. 

8 

XL 

1 

XI. 

2 

XI. 

3 

INDEX. 

Grand  Lodge,  other  revenues    of 8 

By-Laws  of  Lodges  must  be  approved  by 10 

representation,  returns  and  dues  of  Lodges  to 10 

right  of  every  Mason  to  appeal  to II 

Masters  are  amenable  only  to 1 1 

property  of  Lodges  when    charter   declared    surrendered 

or  forfeited  becomes  property  of 12 

annual  Communication  of 14 

seal  of 14 

standing  Committees  in 18 

representatives  of  Lodges  shall  wear  their  jewels  in    ....  19 

Order  of  business  in 21 

reports  of  Committees,  how  to  be  made  to 22 

motion  when  debatable  in 22 

motion  to  close  etc.,  inadmissible  in 22 

reconsideration   of  votes  in 22 

may  restore  to  rights  of  Masonry  but  not  membership. .  .  32 

suspended  Masons  how  to  apply  for  restoration  to     33 

expelled  Masons  how  to  apply  for  restoration    to 33 

appeal  when  taken  to 34 

form  of  appeal  to    55 

Grand  Mr.ster,   title  of 4 

election  ol 5 

must  be  a  Past  Master 5 

powers,  prerogatives  and  duties  of 6 

successor  of 7 

annual  address  of,  what  it  shall  contain 14 

shall  cause  to  have  the  work  exemplified 14 

to  appoint  regular  Committees ....  14 

to  appoint  standing  Committees 15 

to  appoint  special  Committees 15 

governs , 20 

how  addressed  when  presiding 21 

to   appoint  Commissioners 33 

Grand  Officers,  names,  title  of 4 

number  of  votes  of   5 

election  and   appointment  of 5 

Grand  Representatives,  Grand  Master  to  appoint 7 

duties   of 65 

Grand  Secretary,  election   of 5 

duties    of 7 

compensation  for  services 8 

to  transmit  printed  proceedings 15 


XI. 

4 

XIII. 

4 

XIII. 

6 

XIII. 

15 

XIII. 

16 

XIV. 

6 

1 

2 

25 

27 

9 

12 

14 

15 

17 

7 

8 

9 

8 

III. 

VIII. 

VI. 

X. 

1 

X. 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

7 

2 

III. 

VII. 

1 

VIII. 

X. 

1 

VIII. 

X. 

4 

X. 

5 

8 

X.  INDEX. 

Grand  Secretary,  to  print  list  of  suspensions 15 

to  employ  assistan t 15 

to  be  Grand  Librarian 15 

to  transmit  documents  etc.  to   Committee    on    F.  C 18 

to  retain  dimits  accompanying  a  petition  for  charter 26 

to  forward  blank  forms 23 

to  procure  for  each  Lodge  two  bound  copies  of  Proc's   .  24 

to  sell  copies  of  the  Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge. ...  24 

Grand    Treasurer,  election  of 5 

duties  of 7 

Historical  sketch  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry  in  Utah 66 

Installation  of  Grand  Officers,  when 5 

of  Lodge  Officers,  when 9 

of  no  Brother  to  any  office  in  G.  L.  unless  en  titled  to  seat  24 

of  elective  Officers  by  proxy  not  allowed 24 

Jurisdiction  of  Grand  Lodge .    3 

legislative,  administrative  and  appellate 6 

material,  of  Lodges 16 

Lectures,  appertaining  to  the  degrees  must  be  delivered 16 

Library,  Grand  Secretary  to  have  charge  of 15 

rules  of  and  regulations  of 64 

Life  membership 24 

Lodge,    how  to  vote  in  Grand  Lodge 5 

how  a  dispensation  for,  may  be  obtained 8 

duties  of,  recommending  petition  for  dispensation    9 

on  application  for  charter,  dispensation  to  be  returned..  9 

powers  and  duties  of  constituent    9 

when  to  elect  and  install  officers 9 

Meetings  of .  9 

By-Laws  of 10 

must  have  a  seal 10 

representation,  returns  and  dues  to  Grand  Lodge  of 10 

applicants  must  reside  twelve  months  in  Utah 10 

no  credit  for  the  degrees 10 

duties  of  Investigating  Committees 10 

only  one  ballot  for  the  three  degrees 10 

examination  must  be  had  in  open 1 1 

fees  for  the  degrees II 

limi t  to  number  of  degrees  at  one  time 11 

dimit  to  accompany  petition 11 

Right  of   appeal 11 


9 

10 

II 

25 

10 

6 

7 

9 

VIII. 

X. 

3 

VIII. 

XIII. 

2 

13 

14 

II. 

IX. 

2 

14 

16 

11 

15 

VII. 

2 

XII. 

1 

XII. 

2 

XII. 

3 

XIII. 

1 

XIII. 

2 

XIII. 

3 

XIII. 

4 

XIII. 

5 

XIII. 

6 

XIII. 

7 

XIII. 

8 

XIII. 

9 

XIII. 

10 

XIII. 

1 1 

XIII. 

12 

XIII. 

L3 

XIII. 

14 

XIII. 

15 

INDEX.  *1. 

Lodge,  The  Master  rules  his 1 1 

advancement  can  be  had  only  in    1 1 

notification  to  G.  Sec'tary  of  all  rejections,  expulsions  etc.   1 1 

how    to  dissolve 12 

how  to  surrender  charter  of 12 

forfeiture  of  charter 1 2 

no  charter  can  be  forfeited  unless  charges  are  presented  &e.  12 
forfeiture  &c. of  charter  involves  the  suspension  of  members  12 
property  goes  to    Grand    Lodge    when    charter   declared 

surrendered 12 

arraignment  of  Master  of 12 

standard  Work  to  be  practiced  by 13 

annual  returns,  what  they  shall  contain 15 

returns  and  dues  entitle  to  representation    16 

matertal  jurisdiction  of 16 

unanimous  consent  for  withdrawal  of  petition 16 

to  deliver  lectures  appertaining  to  the  degrees 16 

right  of  delegates  of  Lodges  U.  D 16 

cannot  appear  in  public  procession 16 

avouchment  for  visitors 16 

diplomas 17 

members  of  Lodges  in  arrears  for  dues,  when  to  suspend   17 

dues  cannot  be  charged  during  suspension 17 

Masters  must  have  the  work  exemplified  by  G.  Lecturer.  17 
representatives  of,  shall  wear  their  jewels  in  Grand  Lodge   19 

printed  proceedings  of  Grand  Lodge  to  be   read  in 23 

jurisdiction  over  non-affiliated  Masons  shall  be  exercised 

by  individual  Lodges  turn  about 23  4 

a  candidate    rejected  cannot    apply  to  any  other   Lodge 

without  the  consent  of  the  Lodge  which  rejected  him. .  .    23  5 

required   to  procure  a  Lodge   Register 23  6 

to  procure  a    Black   Book 24  8 

Secretary  must  report  in  full,  given  name  of  each  member 

in  the  annual  returns  of 24  10 

must  punish  members  found  guilty  of  drunkenness  and 

gambling 24 

its  title  and    warrant 35 

meetings 36 

petition  and  membership 36 

the  Officers  of,  their  election  and   installation    36 

duties  of  Officers 37 

revenues 38 

Committees .  .  . 38 


XIII. 

16 

XIII. 

17 

XIII. 

18 

XIV. 

I 

XIV. 

2 

XIV. 

3 

XIV. 

4 

XIV. 

3 

XIV. 

6 

XV. 

1 

XV. 

2 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

»9 

20 

21 

22 

24 

27 

3 

12 

I. 

I 

II. 

I 

III. 

IV. 

V. 

VI. 

VII. 

Xll.  INDEX. 

Lodge,  trial  and  punishment 38     VIII. 

miscellaneous 38         IX. 

rules  of  order  in 39            X.       I 

amendments  to  By-Laws  of 39          XL       1 

Masonic  offense  punishable 29                     1 

charges  for   53 

Masons,  suspended,  how  to  apply  to  Grand  Lodge  for  restoration.  33                     8 

expelled,  how  to  apply  to  Grand  Lodge  for  restoration ...  33                     9 

Master  of  Lodge  must  have  been  1  Warden -j  ^         j v  ' 

no  appeal  to  Lodge  from  decision  of 1  I     XIII.      16 

how  charges  preferred  against          12      XV.         I 

must  have  the  work  exemplified 17                    24 

must  have  read  the  printed  proceedings  of  Grand  Lodge.  23                     3 

rules  and  governs  the  Lodge 27 

elect  must  receive  the  Past  Master's  degree  from    three 

actual  or  Past  Masters  before  his  installation 27 

his  right  to  request  visiting  Brethren  to  retire 28 

cause  for  and  how  to  prefer  charges  against 33                       I 

when   elected ...  3°        ^V,       2 

how  elected 36        IV.       3 

Meetings  of  Lodges ...  9     XIII.        3 

Member  in  arrears  for  dues,  when  to  suspend   17                   21 

Membership,    how    acquired 10     XIII.     14 

form  of  application  for 60 

Non- Affiliated  Masons    excluded  from  rights  and  privileges. ....  24                    11 

Notice  of  special  Communication  of  Grand  Lodge 4         IV. 

to   Grand  Secretary  of  all  rejections,  expulsions   11     XIII.      18 

of  resolution  to  surrender  charter   12      XIV.       2 

to  pay  dues 17                   21 

of  rejection,  suspensions,  etc 61 

to  attend  a  Lodge  meeting   62 

to  a  Brother  appointed  on  a  Committee  of  Investigation.  62 

for  Lodge  dues 62 

Objection   to  advancement 27 

Officers  of  Lodges,  how  and   when  elected 36 

Master  must  have  been  a  Warden 37 

Treasurer,  duties  of 37 

Secretary,  duties  of 37 

Tyler,  duties  of 37 

Trustees,  duties  of 37 


IV. 

IV. 

4 

V. 

1,2 

V. 

3 

V. 

5 

V. 

7 

III. 

III. 

VII 

2 

III. 

VII 

I 

XII. 

I 

INDEX.  XI 11. 

Past  Grand  Masters 4 

Past  Grand  Officers 4 

may  vote,  how 5 

Past  Masters 4 

entitled  to  one  vote  collectively 5 

Petition,  for  dispensation  for  new  Lodge 8 

form  of 56 

.     recommending  petition 9       XII.       2 

form  of  recommending. ...    57 

for  charter 9       XH-       3 

form  of 5** 

for  degrees,  how  made 10     XIII        7 

for  degrees,  form  of 59 

for  degrees  referred   10     XIII.       9 

for   affiliation II      XIII.      14 

not  to  receive,  of  a  rejected  candidate  without  &c 27 

Brothers  recommending,  must  be  members   27 

form  of 60 

Physical  Qualifications 27 

Proceedings,  how  to   transmit      15                      8 

to  be  read  in  open  Lodge 23                     3 

to  be  furnished  to  constituent  Lodges 24                     7 

Grand  Secretary  to  charge  one  dollar  for  copy 24                     9 

Proxy,  letter  of,  to  be  produced 4         III. 

elective  Officers  cannot  be  installed  by « 24                   14 

Quorum  of  Grand  Lodge 4          V. 

Record  Grand  Secretary  shall  keep 7 

Secretary  shall  keep 37 

form    of 46 

Register,  Lodges  required  to  have 23 

Rejection  to  be  reported  to  Grand  Secretary 11 

Representative,  number  of  votes  of 5 

to  wear  their  jewels  in  Grand  Lodge 19 

Reprimand  for  offenses 29 

Restoration,  when  dues  have  been  paid 17 

suspended  Mason  may  apply  for 

form  of,  to  Grand  Secretary 61 

Rights  of  Delegates  Lodges  U.  D 16                   17 

of  applicants  for  affiliation 26 

of  members  to  sit  in  Lodge,  &c 28 

Seal,  Grand  Lodge  shall  have 14 

constituent  Lodge  must  procure 10 

Secretary,  how  elected 36 

when    elected 36 

duties  of 37 


X. 

4 

V. 

3 

6 

an. 

18 

VII. 

1 

27 

29 

21 

28 

2 

XIII. 

5 

IV. 

2 

IV. 

3 

V. 

3 

XIV.  INDEX. 

Special  Communications  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  when  and  how  called     4  IV. 

Summons  to  be  issued  sparingly,  but  must  be  obeyed 28 

how  to  serve 3°  2 

to  accused  Master  of  a  Lodge 33  33 

form   of 61 

Suspension  for  non-payment  of  dues   17  21 

of  members,  when  charter  declared  forfeited 12  XIV.       5 

to  report  to  Grand  Secretary 37  V.       3 

form  of  notice  of 61 

dues  cannot  be  charged  during 17  22 

Standing  orders  and  resolutions 23 

Testimony  in   trial , 3 l  6 

of  wife  not  competent  in  Masonic  trial 25  19 

Trial  Code 29 

record  and  abstract,  form  of 5° 

offenses  punishable 29  1 

rules  to  govern    .    29  2 

charges,  how  made  and  disposed  of. .    29  1 

how  to  serve  notice,  ex  parte  trial,  to  appoint  attorney.. .    30  2 

who  may  prefer    charges 30  3 

offenses  in  open  Lodge,  how  to  deal  with    30  4 

jurisdiction  of  Lodge,  to  notify  Lodge  of  accused 30  5 

how    to    conduct    trial 31  6 

Commissioners  to  pronounce  verdict  and  sentence         ...    31  7 
penalty,  when  sentence  takes  effect,  notice  to  person  and 

Grand  Secretary , 32  3 

appeal,  how  made,  to  transmit  trial  record  to  G.  Sec'tary  32  4 

Time  of  suspension 32  6 

Grand  Lodge   may  restore  to  rights  of  Masonry, 32  7 

suspended  Mason,  how  to  apply  to  G.  L.  for  restoration.   33  8 

expelled  Mason,  how  to  apply  to  G.  L.  for  restoration ...    33  9 

Treasurer,  how  elected 36  IV.       2 

when  elected 36  IV.       3 

duties  of 57  V.        1 

Visitor,  avouchment  for 16  19 

Master  may  request,  to  retire 28 

Votes,  number  of 5  VII.        1 

how  Lodges  shall  vote  in  Grand  Lodge 5  VII.       2 

Witnesses,  how  to  summon ....    31  6 

the  wife  of  either  party  in  trial  not  competent 25  19 

Work,  Masters  must  have  exemplified 17  24 

Masters  must  do  their  own 28 

Lodges  cannot,  on  Sunday 28 


CONSTITUTION 

OF  THE 

Most  Worshipful  Graxd  Lodge 


OF 


Ancient.  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Utah. 


HERE  AS,  Each  Grand  Lodge  possesses  the  inherent  power  to  form  a  Consti- 
tution, as  the  Fundamental  Law  of  its  Masonic  actions,  and  to  enact  such 
By-Laws,  from  time  to  time,  as  it  may  deem  necessary  for  its  own  government, 
and  to  make  such  Rules  and  Regulations  for  the  administration  of  its  constituent 
Lodges,  as  will  insure  the  prosperity  thereof,  and  promote  the  general  good  of 
Masonry;  and 

Whereas,  Each  Grand  Lodge  is  the  true  representative  of  all  the  Fraternity 
in  communication  therewith,  and  is  in  that  behalf  an  absolute  and  independent 
Body,  with  supreme  legislative  authority,  provided  always  that  the  Ancient  Land- 
marks of  Freemasonry  be  held  inviolate; 

Therefore,  Upon  these  principles,  which  have  never  been  disputed,  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Utah  does  hereby  ordain, 
establish  and  promulgate  the  following  Constitution  for  its  future  government, 
and  does  make  and  prescribe  the  following  Rules  and  Regulations  for  the  govern 
ment  of  the  Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction. 

ARTICLE    I. 

Grand  Lodge— Title  of. 

This  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  entitled,  "The  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of 
Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Utah." 


ARTICLE  II. 

Jurisdiction  of. 

This  Grand  Lodge  is  the  only  source  of  authority  and  exercises  exclusive 
jurisdiction  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  Ancient  Craft  Masonry  in  the  Territory  of 
Utah. 


4  Constitution  of  the 

ARTICLE  III. 

Rank  and  Title  of  Officers  and  Representation  in— Proxies. 

The  Grand  Lodge  shall  consist  of  a  Grand  Master  (whose  address  shall  be 
Most  Worshipful),  a  Deputy  Grand  Master,  a  Senior  Grand  Warden,  a  Junior 
Grand  Warden,  a  Grand  Treasurer  and  a  Grand  Secretary  (whose  addresses  shall 
severally  be  Right  Worshipful),  a  Grind  Chaplain,  a  Grand  Orator,  a  Grand 
Lecturer,  a  Grand  Marshal,  a  Grand  Standard  Bearer,  a  Grand  Sword  Bearer,  a 
Senior  Grand  Deacon,  a  Junior  Grand  Deacon,  a  Senior  Grand  Steward,  a  Junior 
Grand  Steward  and  a  Grand  Tyler  (whose  addresses  shall  severally  be  Worship- 
ful)%  and  such  other  Grand  Officers  as  the  Grand  Lodge,  from  time  to  time,  may 
appoint,  and  also  Past  Grand  Masters,  Past  Deputy  Grand  Masters,  Past  Grand 
Wardens,  Past  Grand  Treasurers  and  Past  Grand  Secretaries;  together  with  all 
Past  Masters  of  Lodges  in  this  jurisdiction,  the  Worshipful  Masters  and  Wardens, 
for  the  time  being  of  the  several  chartered  and  duly  constituted  Lodges  under 
the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  or  their  legally  appointed  Proxies,  provided, 
such  Representative  or  Proxy  be  a  Master  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  Lodge  he 
represents,  and  produces  a  letter  of  Proxy,  together  with  the  resolution  of  his 
Lodge,  under  its  seal,  authorizing  the  appointment  of  such  Proxy. 


ARTICLE    IV. 

Annual  Communication  and  Proceedings  for  Call  of  Special  Communications  of. 

The  Grand  Lodge  shall  hold  a  regular  Communication  at  least  once  in  each 
year,  at  such  time  and  place  as  may  be  designated  in  its  By-Laws;  but  Special 
Communications  may  be  ordered  by  the  Grand  Master  (or  in  his  absence 
from  the  Territory,  or  inability  to  attend,  by  the  Deputy  Grand  Master,  or  the 
other  presiding  officer  for  the  time  being),  whenever  in  his  opinion  the  welfare  of 
the  Fraternity  shall  require  it,  and  every  such  ordec  for  a  Special  Communication 
shall  state  the  object  thereof,  so  far  as  it  is  proper  to  be  written,  and  each  con- 
stituent Lodge  under  this  jurisdiction  shall  have  thirty  days  notice  of  such  Com- 
munication, and  no  business  shall  be  transacted  thereat,  except  such  as  is  specified 
in  said  order. 


ARTICLE  V. 

Quorum,  When  Grand  Lodge  may  be  Opened. 

The  Grand  Lodge  shall  not  be  opened,  nor  shall  any  business  be  transacted 
therein,  unless  a  majority  of  the  chartered  Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction  be  repre- 
sented, but  a  smaller  number  may  meet  and  adjourn  from  day  to  day,  until  the 
above  provided  representation  shall  attend. 


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ARTICLE  VI. 

Who  Eligible  to  Office  in  Grand  Lodge— Grand  Masters  &c.  must  be  P>tst  Masters 
of  this  Jurisdiction. 

No  Brother  shall  be  eligible  to  office  in  this  Grand  Lodge  who  is  not  at  the 
time  of  election  or  appointment  a  member,  in  good  and  regular  standing,  of  a 
Chartered  Lodge  constituent  to  this  Grand  Lodge,  and  no  Brother  shall  be  eligi- 
ble to  the  office  of  Grand  Master  or  Deputy  Grand  Master,  who  is  not  a  Past 
Master,  having  been  duly  elected  and  having  presided  over  a  Lodge  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 


ARTICLE  VII. 

Number  oj   Votes  Prescribed. 

Section  i  .  Each  of  the  Grand  officers  for  the  time  being,  except  the  Grand 
Tyler,  and  each  elective  Past  Grand  Officer,  when  present  at  the  meeting  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  shall  be  entitled  to  a  vote;  each  Lodge  shall  be  entitled  to  three 
votes  by  its  proper  officers,  or,  in  their  absence,  their  Representatives,  rod  Past 
Masters  not  otherwise  entitled  to  vote  shall  be  entitled,  collectively,  to  one  vote. 

How  Lodges  shall  Vote  in  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  2.  In  case  a  constituent  Lodge  has  but  one  Representative  present,  he 
may  cast  three  votes;  if  two  Representatives  be  present,  the  highest  in  rank  shall 
cast  two  votes,  and  the  lowest,  one,  if  three  Representatives  be  present,  they  shall 
cast  but  one  vote  each. 


ARTICLE  VIII. 

Election  and  Appointment  of  Grand  Officers. 

*  At  each  Annual  Communication  there  shall  be  elected,  on  the  second  day  by 
ballot:  a  Grand  Master,  a  Deputy  Grand  Master,  a  Senior  Grand  Warden,  a  Junior 
Grand  Warden,  a  Grand  Treasurer  and  a  Grand  Secretary. 

All  other  Grand  officers  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Grand  Master  elect,  but 
no  Grand  Officer  shall  assume  the  duties  of  his  office  until  he  shall  have  been  duly 
installed.     A  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  shall  be  necessary  for  an  election. 


ARTICLE  IX. 

Powtrs  and  Authority  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  i.  This  Grand  Lodge  may  grant  Dispensations  and  Charters  for 
holding  regular  Lodges  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  in  Utah,  and  in  other  Ter- 
ritory, where  no  Grand  Lodge  exists,  with  the  right  to  conter  therein  the  several 
degrees  of  Entered  Apprentice,  Fellow  Craft  and  Master  Mason,  and  when 
deemed  expedient  and  for  good  cause,  may  annul,  revoke  or  amend  such  Dispen- 
sation or  Charter,  or  any  pre-existing  Dispensation  or  Charter. 

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6  Constitution  of  the 

Its  Legislative,  Administrative  and  Appellate  Jurisdiction. 

Sec.  2.  This  Grand  Lodge  has  original  and  exclusive  jurisdiction  over  all 
subjects  of  Masonic  legislation  and  administration,  appellate  jurisdiction  and 
administrative  jurisdiction  from  the  decisions  of  Worshipful"  Masters,  and  from 
the  decisions  and  acts  of  Lodges,  and  when  expedient,  has  original  jurisdiction 
over  its  Officers,  members  and  Worshipful  Masters,  and  its  enactments  and  deci- 
sions upon  all  questions  shall  be  the  supreme  Masonic  Law  of  the  Territory. 
To  Fix  Geographical  Limits  of  Lodges. 

Sec.  3.  This  Grand  Lodge  may  assign  the  limits  and  fix  the  location  of  each 
Lodge  under  its  jurisdiction,  and  settle  all  controversies  that  may  arise  between 
different  Lodges,  and  has  the  final  decision  and  determination  of  all  matters  of 
controversies  or  grievances  which  may  be  brought  up  by  appeal  or  otherwise. 

To  Make  Laws  for  Lodges. 

Sec.  4.  It  may  make  and  adopt  general  Laws  and  Regulations  for  the  gov- 
ernment of  the  several  Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction,  and  at  pleasure  may  alter, 
amend  or  repeal  the  same. 

To  Collect  Dues  from  Lodges, 

Sec.  5.  It  may  assess  and  collect  from  the  several  Lodges  under  its  jurisdic- 
tion such  sums  of  money  annually  as  may  be  provided  for  by  Law  and  found  nec- 
essary for  the  support  and  maintenance  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

To  Supervise  Finances. 

Sec.  6.  It  may  supervise  the  state  and  condition  of  its  own  finances,  and 
adopt  such  measures  in  relation  thereto  as  may  be  deemed  necessary. 

To  Punish  Members. 

Sec.  7'.  It  may  reprimand,  suspend  or  expel  any  member  from,its  own  Body 
for  a  violation  of  the  Constitution,  By-Laws  and  Regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
or  for  any  other  un-Masonic  conduct;  and  may  suspend  or  expel  any  accused 
person  upon  trial  by  appeal. 

To  Review  the  Doings  of  Grand  Officers. 

Sec.  8.  This  Grand  Lodge  shall  at  each  Annual  Communication  consider 
and  review  the  reports  and  doings  of  its  Grand  Officers  for  the  past  year,  as  well 
as  those  of  the  several  Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction.  And  finally  may  do  whatso- 
ever may  be  considered  necessary  to  the  well-being  and  prosperity  of  Ancient 
Craft  Masonry. 


ARTICLE   X. 

1'owers,  Prerogatives  and  Duties  of  Grand  Master. 

Section  i.     The  Grand  Master  has  the   power:   1st.     To  grant  Dispensations 
for  the  formation  of  new  Lodges  under  the  Regulations  provided  herein  and  in  the 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  y 

By-Laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge.  2nd.  To  convene,  the  Grand  Lodge  in  special 
Communication  for  specified  purposes.  3d.  To  preside  at  all  special  and  regu- 
lar Communications.  4th.  To  exercise  the  executive  functions  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  when  not  in  session.  5th.  To  decide  all  questions  of  usage,  order  and 
Masonic  Law.  6th.  To  convene  any  Lodge  within  this  jurisdiction,  and  in  per- 
son, or  by  deputy,  to  preside  therein,  inspect  their  proceedings  and  require  their 
conformity  to  Masonic  rules.  7th.  To  suspend  the  functions  of  any  Lodge  for 
good  reason.  8th.  In  person  or  by  deputy  to  constitute  Lodges,  dedicate 
Masonic  halls,  lay  corner-stones  of  Masonic  halls,  public  buildings  and  structures. 
9th.  To  appoint  Representatives,  by  warrant,  in  any  other  recognized  Grand 
Lodge  and  receive  and  accredit  such  Representatives  from  other  Grand  Lodges, 
ioth.  To  see  that  the  Ancient  Landmarks  and  Charges  are  observed,  and  to  do  and 
perform  the  duties  of  Ancient  Grand  Masters  agreeably  to  the  requirements  of 
Masonry  and  this  Grand  Lodge. 

Successor  of  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  2.  In  case  of  the  death,  absence  or  inability  of  the  Grand  Master,  or  a 
vacancy  in  his  office,  the  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Senior  Grand  Warden  and  Junior 
Grand  Warden  shall,  in  succession,  succeed  to  his  prerogatives  and  duties  for  all 
purposes. 

Grand  Treasurer — Duties  of. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Treasurer  to  take  charge  of  all 
the  funds  and  property  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  to  pay  out  no  money  except  upon 
order  of  the  Grand  Lodge  certified  by  the  Grand  Secretary,  to  report  annually  the 
amount  of  receipts  and  expenditures,  by  items,  and  from  whom  received  and  to 
whom  paid  and  the  amount  of  funds  and  property  in  his  hands;  and  to  execute 
and  file  with  the  Grand  Secretary  an  official  bond  payable  to  the  Grand  Master 
or  his  successor  in  office,  with  sufficient  sureties,  to  be  approved  by,  and  in  such 
penalty  as  may  be  fixed  from  time  to  time,  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  conditioned  that 
he  will  pay  or  deliver,  on  demand,  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  to  his  successor  in 
office,  or  properly  account  for  all  funds  and  property  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  that 
shall  come  to  his  hands  as  Grand  Treasurer. 

Grand  Secretary—  Dti'ics  oj. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Secretary  to  record  the  transac- 
tions of  the  Grand  Lodge;  to  receive,  duly  file  and  safely  keep  all  papers  and 
documents  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  to  prepare,  sign  and  certify  all  Charters,  Dispen- 
sations and  other  instruments  from  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  when  necessary  affix  the 
seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge  thereto;  to  receive  and  keep  a  proper  account  of  all 
moneys  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  pay  over  the  same  to  the  Grand  Treasurer;  to 
report  annually  to  the  Grand  Lodge  the  amount  of  money  received  by  him,  by 
items,  and  the  specific  sources  from  which  it  was  received;  also  the  Lodges  that 
have  neglected  to  render  proper  returns  and  are  in  arrears,  and  such  general 
information  as  to  the  state  of  the  Lodges  as  may  be  proper  for  the  information  or 


8  Constitution  of  the 

action  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  to  conduct  the  correspondence  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
and  to  attend,  with  all  necessary  books  and  papers  under  his  control,  on  all  meet- 
ings of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Grand  Secretary— Compensation,  for  Services. 

Sec.  5.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  receive  such  compensation  for  his  services 
as  the  Grand  Lodge  may  direct,  and  in  addition  thereto  shall  receive  the  following 
fees,  viz:  1st.  For  a  dispensation  to  open  a  new  Lodge,  the  sum  of  fifteen  dol- 
lars. 2d.  For  a  charter  to  perpetuate  a  Lodge,  the  sum  of  ten  dollars.  3d- 
For  a  Dispensation  to  hold  an  election  of  an  officer  or  officers,  at  another  than  the 
regular  period,  the  sum  of  five  dollars.  4th.  For  every  certificate  (except  those 
hereinbefore  named),  requiring  the  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  the  sum  of  two 
dollars. 


ARTICLE  XI. 

Revenues — How  Derived. 

Section  i.  The  revenue  of  this  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  derived  from  the 
following  sources:  1st.  For  a  Dispensation  to  form  a  new  Lodge,  the  sum  of 
fifty  dollars.  2d.  For  a  Charter  to  perpetuate  a  new  Lodge,  the  sum  of  fifty 
dollars.  3d.  For  a  Dispensation  to  hold  an  election  of  an  Officer  or  Officers,  at  a 
time  other  than  that  hereinafter  provided,  the  sum  of  ten  dollars. 

Grand  Lodge  Dues  to  be  Paid  by  Lodges. 

Sec.  2.  The  following  contributions  shall  be  paid  as  annual  dues  by  each 
Lodge,  whether  chartered  or  under  dispensation;  1st.  For  each  degree  it  shall 
confer  during  the  year,  one  dollar.  2d.  For  each  Master  Mason  reported  a 
member  of  a  constituent  Lodge  in  its  annual  returns  (except  such  as  are  reported 
exempt  from  dues),  the  sum  of  three  dollars. 

Assessment s  may  be  Levied. 

Sec.  3.  The  Grand  Lodge  may  levy  upon  the  constituent  Lodges,  subject  to 
its  jurisdiction,  such  contributions  as  may  be  required  to  defray  proper  expenses, 
which  shall  always  be  equal  and  uniform  in  proportion  to  the  membership  of  the 
Lodges. 

Other  Revenues  of  Grand  Lodge* 

Sec.  4.     Any  sums  realized  out  of  the  property  of  dissolved  Lodges. 


ARTICLE  XII. 

Lodges  U.  D  —How  a  Dispensation  may  be  Obtained.     Skill  of  Xt  w  Master. 

Section  i.     No  Letter  of  Dispensation  shall  be  granted  for  the  formation  of 
a  new  Lodge,  but  upon  the  petition  of  seven  known  and  approved  Master  Masons- 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  p 

in  which  their  first  Master  and  Wardens  shall  be  nominated,  which  petition  shall 
be  accompanied  by  a  recommendation  from  the  Lodge  nearest  to  the  place  in 
which  the  new  Lodge  is  to  be  holden,  and  before  any  particular  Lodge  shall  rec- 
ommend any  petition  for  a  new  Lodge,  they  shall  require  the  Brother  named  as 
Master,  or  one  of  the  Brothers  named  as  Wardens,  to  appear  in  open  Lodge  and 
be  examined  as  to  his  proficiency  in  the  work  of  the  three  degrees  in  Masonry,  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  Lodge. 

Duties  of  Lodges  Recommending  Petition  for  Dispensation. 

Sec.  2.  Any  constituent  Lodge  recommending  a  petition  for  a  new  Lodge, 
shall  state  explicitly  that  the  Brethren  whose  petition  she  recommends  have  pro- 
vided a  suitable  and  safe  Lodge  room,  and  that  the  Master,  or  at  least  one  of  the 
Wardens  of  the  proposed  new  Lodge,  has  appeared  in  open  Lodge  and  been 
examined  in  the  work  of  the  three  degrees  in  Masonry,  aud  passed  such  examina- 
tion in  a  creditable  manner. 

Application  for  Charter — Dispensation  to  be  Returned— The  Three  Degrees  must 
have  been  Conferred. 

Sec.  3.  Each  Lodge  under  Dispensation  shall  return  its  Letter  of  Dispensa- 
tion to  the  next  Annual  Communication  after  the  date  of  said  Letter,  together 
with  its  record  and  other  books  and  its  petition  for  a  charter,  if  desired,  but  no 
charter  shall  be  granted  to  any  such  Lodge,  unless  it  shall  have  conferred  the 
degrees  of  Entered  Apprentice,  Fellow  Craft  and  Master  Mason. 


ARTICLE  XIII. 

Powers  and  Duties  of  Constituent  Lodges. 

Section  i.  The  powers  and  duties  of  a  Lodge  are  such  as  are  prescribed  in 
its  Dispensation  or  Charter,  by  the  Constitution,  Laws  and  Regulations  of  this 
Grand  Lodge,  and  the  ancient  usages  of  Masonry,  and  By-Laws,  adopted  by  the 
Lodge  for  its  own  government,  properly  approved. 

Constituent  Lodges— W  hen  to  Elect 'and  Install  Officers— Master  must  have  been  a 
Warden. 

Sec.  2.  Each  constituent  Lodge  shall  elect  its  Officers  annually  by  ballot,  by 
a  majority  of  the  votes  of  its  members  present,  at  the  stated  meeting  next  preced- 
ing the  anniversary  of  St.  John,  the  Evangelist;  and  they  shall  be  installed  on  the 
evening  of  their  election,  or  at  such  a  time  as  then  ordered  by  the  Lodge,  and 
they  shall  retain  their  respective  offices  until  their  successors  in  office  shall  be 
elected  and  duly  installed.  But  no  member  shall  be  eligible  to  the  office  of 
Master  who  shall  not  have  been  duly  elected  and  served  as  a  Warden. 

Meetings  of  Lodges. 

Sec.  3.     Each  Lodge  shall  hold  one,  and    may  hold  two  regular  meetings  in 

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io  Constitution  of  the 

each  month,  at  which  all  business  of  the  Lodge  shall  be  transacted;  but  may  hold 
such  special  meetings  as  it  may  determine  or  the  Master  order. 

By-Laws  of  Lodges— Must  be  Approved  by  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  4.  Each  constituent  Lodge  shall  have  the  right  to  adopt  By-Laws  for 
its  own  government,  but  no  such  By-Laws,  nor  any  amendments  thereto,  shall  be 
deemed  valid  until  approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  They  shall  be  submitted  for 
the  approval  of  the  Grand  Lodge  at  its  regular  Communication  next  after  their 
adoption,  but  they  may  be  acted  under,  until  such  Communication,  if  approved  by 
the  Grand  Master. 

Must  have  a  Seal,  and  file  Impression  with  Grand  Secretary.  / 

Sec.  5.  Each  constituent  Lodge  shall  procure  a  seal  and  file  an  impression 
of  the  same  in  the  Grand  Secretary's  office  to  be  carefully  preserved. 

Representation,  Returns  and  Dues  of  Lodges  to  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  6.  Each  Lodge  shall  be  repr-esented  in  every  Annual  Communication  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  when  it  shall  also  furnish  a  correct  account  of  its  proceedings 
during  the  past  year,  in  a  form  to  be  prescribed  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  make 
payment  of  its  regular  dues;  and  in  case  of  the  non-performance  of  these  duties 
for  two  regular  Communications,  its  charter  may  be  declared  forfeited. 

■Applicants  must  reside  twelve  Months  in  Utah.    Rejected  Petition  Excluded  for 
six  Months. 

Sec.  7.  No  Lodge  in  this  jurisdiction  shall  receive  an  application  for  the 
degrees  in  Masonry,  unless  the  applicant  shall  have  been  a  resident  within  the 
jurisdiction  during  twelve  months;  and  not  of  an  applicant  who  has  been  rejected, 
within  a  less  period  than  six  months  after  such  rejection. 

No  Credit  /or  the  Degrees. 

Sec.  8.  No  Lodge  in  this  jurisdiction  shall  confer  any  degree  in  Masonry 
upon  credit. 

Duties  of  Investigating  Committees     Bow  and  token  to  Dispose  of  Petitions, 

Sec.  9.  No  Lodge  shall  ballot  upon  an  application  for  the  degrees  in 
Masonry  until  it  shall  have  been  referred  to  a  committee,  whose  duty  it  shall  be 
to  make  strict  examination  into  the  moral  and  physical  qualifications  of  the  ap- 
plicant. All  applications  for  initiation  or  affiliation  shall  be  made  in  writing,  at 
a  regular  meeting  of  the  Lodge,  but  shall  not  be  acted  upon  until  after  the 
expiration  of  four  weeks  after  its  presentation. 

Only  one  Ballot  f>r  the  thne  Degrees. 

Sec.  10.  No  Lodge  shall  have  more  than  one  ballot  for  the  three  degrees, 
unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Master. 


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Examination  must  be  had  in  Open  Lodge.    Proficiency  Necessary. 

Sec.  II.  No  Lodge  shall  advance  an  Entered  Apprentice  or  Fellow  Craft  to 
a  higher  degree,  until  upon  strict  examination  in  open  Lodge  he  is  found  entirely 
proficient  in  the  preceding  degree. 

Fees  for  the  Degrees. 

Sec.  12.  No  Lodge  within  this  jurisdiction  shall  confer  the  three  degrees  for 
a  less  sum  than  seventy-five  dollars. 

Limit  to  Number  of  Degrees  at  one  time. 

Sec.  13.  No  Lodge  shall  confer  degrees  upon  more  than  five  candidates  at 
any  one  meeting;  nor  shall  confer  more  than  one  degree  upon  any  one  candidate 
at  any  one  meeting,  nor  shall  confer  either  of  the  degrees  upon  more  than  one 
candidate  at  a  time. 

Dimit  to  accompany  Petition. 

Sec.  14.  No  Lodge  shall  receive  an  application  for  affiliation  unless  it  be 
accompanied  by  a  proper  dimit  from  the  Lodge  of  which  the  applicant  wa»  last  a 
member.* 

Right  of  Appeal. 

Sec.  15.  In  all  cases  of  suspension  or  expulsion  by  a  constituent  Lodge,  the 
Brother  suspended  or  expelled  may  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge 

The  Master  rules  his  Lodge — He  is  amenable  only  to  Grand  L<>dge. 

Sec.  16.  No  appeal  from  any  decision  of  the  Master  of  a  Lodge  shall  be 
taken  to  the  body  of  the  Lodge,  nor  shall  any  charge  be  entertained  against  him 
by  his  Lodge  during  his  term  of  office,  but  he  shall  be  amenable  for  his  conduct 
to  the  Grand  Lodge  only. 

Advancement  can  be  hud  only  in  the  Lodge  in  which  prt  vious  Degree  was  received. 

Sec.  17.  No  Entered  Apprentice  or  Fellow-Craft  shall  be  advanced  to  a 
superior  degree  in  any  Lodge  except  that  in  which  he  received  the  previous  degree, 
unless  by  the  consent,  in  writing,  of  that  Lodge. 

Notification  to  Grand  Secretary  of  all  Rejections,  Etc  pulsions,  &c. 

Sec.  18.  In  all  cases  where  members  of  a  Lodge  are  expelled  or  suspended, 
and  when  any  applicant  for  initiation  is  rejected,  the  Secretary  of  such  Lodge 
shall  forthwith  notify  the  Grand  Secretary,  who  shall  report  all  such  actions  quar- 
terly, to  all  the  Lodges. 


*  Standing  Resolution. 
Resolved,    Tha-  ar 
tion  where  no  (limits  a 

tion  for  affiliation  without  an  accompanying  dimit,  providing  he  produces  other  satisfactory 
evidence  that  he  is  a  Mastor  Mason  in  good  standing.    (Adopted  Nov  12th,  1878  ) 


Resolved,    Tha^  any  Master  Ma^on,  residing  in  U'ah,  and  hailing  from  a  Grand  jurisdic 
tion  where  no  dimits  are  issued  to  members,  may  petition  any  Lodge  in  this  Grand  jurisdic 


12  Constitution  of  the 

ARTICLE  XIV. 

Sow  Lodges  may  be  dissolved. 

Section  i.  A  Lodge  may  be  dissolved:  1st.  By  a  voluntary  surrender  of  its 
charter,  when  such  surrender  shall  have  been  accepted  by  the  Grand  Lodge;  and 
2d.  By  revocation  of  its  charter  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Hoiv  to  Surrender  Charter. 

Sec.  2.  The  charter  of  a  Lodge  may  be  surrendered,  if  notice  shall  be 
given  at  a  regular  meeting  that  a  resolution  to  that  effect  will  be  presented  at  the 
next  succeeding  meeting,  and  if  at  that  meeting  there  shall  nut  be  seven  members 
present  who  oppose  such  resolution;  but  no  such  act  of  surrender  shall  be 
considered  final,  until  it  shall  have  been  approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

forfeiture  of  Charter. 

Sec.  3.  The  charter  of  a  Lodge  may  be  forfeited:  1st.  By  disobedience  of 
any  provision  of  the  Constitution  or  Regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  2d.  By  dis- 
regard of  the  lawful  authority  of  the  Grand  Master;  3d.  By  violation  or  neglect 
of.  the  Ancient  recognized  usages  of  the  Craft,  or,  4th.  By  failure  to  meet  during  a 
period  of  six  successive  months. 

No  Charter  an  be  Forfeited,  unless  Charges  are  Presented  and  Investigated. 

Sec.  4  But  no  charter  shall  be  forfeited  unless  charges  against  the  Lodge 
shall  have  been  presented  to  and  investigated  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  of  which 
charges  the  Lodge  accused  shall  have  had  due  notice,  though  the  same  may  be 
arrested  until  the  next  Annual  Communication,  either  by  the  Grand  Lodge  or  the 
Grand  Master,  upon  satisfactory  reasons  therefor  being  shown. 

Forfeiture,  etc.,  of  Charter  involves  the  Suspension  of  Members. 

Sec.  5.  The  forfeiture  or  arrest  of  the  Charter  of  a  Lodge  involves  the  sus- 
pension of  all  its  members  from  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry,  excepting 
those  who  may  be  especially  exempted  from  such  effect. 

Property  of   Lodges    iuh"n   Charter   Declared  surrendered  or  foreited  become* 
Property  of  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  6.  The  surrender  or  forfeiture  of  the  Charter  of  a  Lodge,  when  declared 
by  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  conclusive  upon  the  Lodge  and  its  members,  and 
all  its  funds,  jewels,  furniture,  dues  and  property  of  every  kind,  shall  be  the 
property  of  the  Grand  Lodges 


ARTICLE  XV. 

Miscellaneous— Arraignment  of  Masters. 

Section  i.     Charges  may  be  preferred  against  the  Master  of  a  Lodge    for 
his  power,  violation  of  the  Constitution  or  Regulations,  or  for   un-Masonic  con- 


HUGH  F.  O'NEfL 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  1 3 

duct  of  any  kind,  by  any  three  Master  Masons  in  good  standing;  which  charges 
shall  be  in  writing  over  their  signatures,  and  shall  be  presented  to  the  Grand 
Lodge,  if  in  session,  or  to  the  Grand  Master  during  vacation;  which  charges  shall 
be  tried  and  determined  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  this  Grand  Lodge. 

Standard  Work  to  be  Practiced  by  Lodges. 

Sec.  2.  This  Grand  Lodge  shall  adopt  a  standard  of  work  and  lectures,  and 
each  constituent  Lodge  shall  practice  the  same,  as  adopted,  and  in  case  of  willful 
violation  of  this  provision  by  any  such  constituent  Lodge,  its  Charter  may  be 
forfeited  at  the  pleasure  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

The  Ancient  Constitution,  the  Fundamental  Law. 

Sec.  3.  The  Book  of  Constitutions,  hereunto  attached,  this  Grand  Lodge 
does  recognize  and  adopt  as  the  fundamental  Laws,  Rules  and  Regulations  for  the 
government  of  Masons,  and  declares  that  it  should  be  frequently  read  and  perused 
by  Masters  and  other  Craftsmen,  as  well  within  the  constituent  Lodges  as  there- 
out to  the  end,  that  none  may  be  ignorant  of  the  excellent  principles  and  precepts 
it  inculcates. 

Other  Rules  etc.  may  be  Adopted. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  competent  for  the  Grand  Lodge  to  adopt  such  other  Rules 
and  Regulations  as  it  may  deem  necessary,  not  inconsistent  with  this  Constitution 
and  the  ancient  Rules  and  Regulations  of  Freemasonry. 


ARTICLE  XVI. 

Amendments— Must  lay  over  one  Year— Two-Thirds  Vote  by  Lodges  necessary. 

Section  i.  No  amendments  to  this  Constitution  shall  be  made,  unless  the 
same,  after  being  proposed  in  writing,  shall  be  concurred  in  by  a  majority  of  the 
members  present,  and  shall  have  been  postponed  for  consideration  until  the  suc- 
ceeding Annual  Communication,  and  if  at  that  time  it  shall  be  adopted  by  a  vote 
of  two- thirds  of  the  Lodges  represented  therein,  the  same  shall  become  a  part  of 
this  Constitution. 

Amendments  to  By-Laws  etc.— When  to  act  upon— Two-thirds  Vote. 

Sec.  2.  The  By-Laws,  Regulations,  Edicts,  Rules  of  Order,  Trial  Code  and 
Standing  Resolutions  of  this  Grand  Lodge  may  be  repealed,  altered  or  amended, 
at  any  regular  Communication,  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  present. 


& 


BY-LAWS 

OF  THE 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge 

OF 

Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Utah. 


GRAND  LODGE. 
Annual   Communication. 

Section  i.  The  Annual  Communication  of  this  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  held 
at  Salt  Lake  City,  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  November  in  each  year. 

Seal. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  have  a  Seal,  bearing  such  devices  and  inscriptions  as  may 
hereafter  be  determined,  which  shall  be  affixed  to  all  instruments  issued  by  or 
under  its  authority. 

GRAND    MASTER. 

Annual  Address— What  it  shall  contain. 

Sec.  3.  The  Grand  Master  shall,  at  the  opening  of  each  Annual  Communi- 
cation, submit  a  written  address,  setting  forth  an  account  of  his  official  acts  during 
the  recess  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  such  suggestions  and  propositions  as  he  deems 
valuable  to  the  Fraternity,  and  proper  for  the  consideration  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
and  shall  present  with  it  his  financial  report. 

To  Exemplify  the,  H'orh. 

Sec.  4.  The  Grand  Master  shall  cause  the  work  and  lectures  on  the 
three  degrees  in  Masonry  to  be  exhibited  before  the  Grand  Lodge  at  each  Annual 
Communication. 

To  appoint  Committees — Regular. 

Sec.  5.  The  following  regular  Committees,  to  consist  of  three  members  each, 
shall  be  appointed  by  the  Grand  Master  at  each  Annual  Communication,  as  soon 
as  practicable  after  its  opening,  viz:  On  Credentials,  On  Grand  Master's  Address, 


SECTION  5.  The  following  regular  Committees,  to  consist  of  three  members 
each,  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Grand  Master  at  each  Annual  Communication,  as 
soon  as  practicable  after  its  opening,  viz  :  On  Credentials,  On  Grand  Master's 
Address,  On  Grievance  and  Appeals,  On  Finance,  On  Lodges  under  Dispen- 
sation, On  Returns,  On  Unfinished  Business,  the  duties  of  which  Committees 
shall  cease  at  the  close  of  such  Communication.     (Masonic  Code,  page  (4.) 


SECTION  6.  The  following  Standing  Committees  .shall  also  be  appointed  by 
the  Grand  Master  at  each  Annual  Communication,  just  before  its  close,  viz  :  On 
jurisprudence,  to  consist  of  five  members,  On  Correspondence,  On  Library,  and 
On  the  Standard  Work,  to  consist  of  three  members  each,  the  duties  of  which 
Committees  shall  continue  during  the  year  thereafter,  and  shall  cease  at  the  close 
of  the  next  succeeding  Annual  Communication.     (Masonic  Code,  page  15.) 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  1 5 

On  Grievance  and  Appeals,  On  Finance,  On  Grand  Lodge  Library,  On  Lodges 
under  Dispensation,  On  Returns,  and,  On  Unfinished  Business,  the  duties  of  which 
Committees  shall  cease  at  the  close  of  such  Communication. 

Cotnm  ittees—Standin  g . 

Sec.  6.  The  following  standing  Committees  shall  also  be  appointed  by  the 
Grand  Master  at  each  Annual  Communication,  just  before  its  close,  viz:  On  Juris 
prudence^  to  consist  of  five  members,  On  Correspondence,  and,  On  the  Standard 
Work,  to  consist  of  three  members  each,  the  duties  of  which  Committees  shall 
continue  during  the  year  thereafter,  and  shall  cease  at  the  close  of  the  next  suc- 
ceeding Annual  Communication. 

Com  mittees— Special. 

Sec.  7.  Special  Committees  may  also  be  appointed  by  the  Grand  Master, 
whenever  it  may  be  deemed  necessary  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

GRAND   SECRETARY. 

To  Transmit  Printed  Proceedings. 

Sec.  8.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  transmit  three  copies  of  the  printed 
Proceedings  of  each  Annual  Communication  to  each  Grand  Lodge  recognized  by 
this  Grand  Lodge,  three  copies  to  each  constituent  Lodge  in  the  jurisdiction,  and 
one  copy  to  each  elective  Grand  Officer  and  elective  Past  Grand  Officer. 

To  Print  List  of  Suspensions,  &c. 

Sec.  9.  The  Grand  Secretary,  when  publishing  the  Proceedings  of  this  Grand 
Lodge,  shall  cause  to  be  published  therewith  a  list  of  all  suspensions  and  expul- 
sions under  this  jurisdiction. 

To  employ  Assistant. 

Sec.  10.  The  Grand  Secretary  may,  with  the  approval  of  the  Grand  Master, 
appoint  an  assistant  Grand  Secretary,  for  whose  official  acts  he  shall  be  responsi- 
ble, and  who  shall  receive  such  compensation  for  his  services  as  the  Grand  Lodge 
may,  from  time  to  time,  direct. 

To  be  Grand  Librarian. 

Sec.  11.  The  Grand  Secretary  (by  virtue  of  his  office),  is  hereby  constituted 
Grand  Librarian,  and  directed  to  take  charge  of  the  Grand  Lodge  Library,  sub- 
ject to  such  regulations  as  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  prescribe. 

CONSTITUENT     LODGES. 

Annual  Returns— What  they  shall  Contain. 

Sec.  12.  Each  Lodge  under  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  shall,  at 
least  thirty  days  before  each  Annual  Communication,  transmit  to  the  Grand 
Secretary  the    Annual    returns    of  said    Lodge,  for  the    year   ending,  thirty  days 


1 6  Constitution  of  the 

prior  to  such  Annual  Communication,  in  such  form  as  the  Grand  Secretary  shall 
provide,  which  shall  embrace  a  list  of  Officers  and  members,*  of  initiations,  pass- 
ings, raisings,  admissions,  dimissions,  rejections,  suspensions  and  expulsions, 
restorations  and  deaths,  with  their  respective  dates,  which  return  shall  be  signed 
by  the  Master  and  Secretary,  and  attested  under  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  and 
with  such  annual  return  shall  pay  to  the  Grand  Secretary  all  sums  due  from  such 
Lodge  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Returns  and  Dues  entitle  to  Representation. 

Sec.  13.  No  Lodge  shall  be  entitled  to  a  representation  in  this  Grand  Lodge, 
unless  the  returns  have  been  made  and  dues  paid  as  prescribed  in  the  previous 
section. 

Material  Jurisdiction  of  Lodges. 

Sec.  14.  No  Lodge  shall  receive  and  act  upon  the  petition  of  an  applicant 
for  initiation  whose  residence  may  be  nearer  some  other  Lodge  under  this  juris- 
diction than  the  one  to  which  application  is  made,  without  the  consent  of  such 
nearest  Lodge. 

Unanimous  Consent  for  Withdrawal  of  Petition. 

Sec.  15.  No  petition  shall  be  withdrawn  after  reference  to  a  committee, 
unless  for  good  cause  shown,  and  by  unanimous  consent  of  all  the  members 
present. 

To  deliver  Lectures  appertaining  to  the  Degrees. 

Sec.  16.  The  several  Lodges  under  this  jurisdiction  shall  in  all  cases  of 
conferring  degrees,  deliver  at  the  time,  the  lecture  appertaining  to  the  degree 
conferred. 

Rights  of  Delegates  of  Lodges  under  Dispensation. 

Sec.  17.  Delegates  of  Lodges  under  Dispensation  shall  be  allowed  to  take 
seats  in  the  Grand  Lodge  and  participate  in  the  discussions,  but  not  to  vote,  or 
serve  on  committees,  or  hold  office  therein. 

Lodges  cannot  appear  in   Public  Procession. 

Sec.  18.  No  Lodge  under  this  jurisdiction  shall  appear  in  public  procession 
as  Masons  on  any  other  than  purely  Masonic  occasions. 

A.vouchment  for  Visitors. 

Sec.  19.  To  prevent  evil  consequences,  the  Masters  of  constituent  Lodges 
will  permit  no  Mason  to  vouch  for  a  Brother  when  visiting  a  Lodge,  without  hav- 
ing sat  in  open  Lodge  with  him  or  examined  him  under  the  sanction  or  authority 
of  the  Master. 

*fiesolved,  That  in  the  Annual  Lodge  Keturns,  Secretaries  must  invariahly  report  the 
full  given  name  of  each  member,  (Adopted  1874). 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah*  1 7 

Diplomas, 

Sec.  20.  Any  Master  Mason  under  this  jurisdiction,  in  good  and  regular 
standing,  upon  the  presentation  of  a  certificate  to  that  effect  to  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary, shall  (upon  the  payment  of  three  dollars),  be  entitled  to  have  his  Diploma 
authenticated  in  due  form. 

Members  of  Constituent  Lodges  in  arrears  for  dues  — When  to  Suspend. 

Sec.  21.  Any  member  of  a  Lodge  being  twelve  months  in  arrears  for  dues, 
and  residing  within  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  notified  by  the 
Secretary  that  unless  within  thirty  days,  or  if  residing  without  the  jurisdiction  of 
this  Grand  Lodge,  within  sixty  days  from  the  date  of  the  regular  meeting  at  which 
such  delinquency  shall  be  made  known  to  the  Lodge,  either  his  dues  be  paid,  or 
sickness  or  inability  to  pay  be  shown  as  the  cause  of  such  refusal  or  neglect,  he 
will  be  liable  to  suspension  from  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry.  If 
neither  of  the  foregoing  excuses  be  made,  he  may  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after 
the  expiration  of  the  specified  time,  be  declared  by  the  Master  to  be  suspended, 
unless  for  special  reasons  shown,  the  Lodge  shall  remit  his  dues  or  grant  him 
further  time  for  payment.  But  any  Mason  thus  suspended,  who  shall  at  any  time 
pay  the  arrearages  due  at  the  time  of  his  suspension,  or  who  shall  have  such 
arrearages  remitted  by  his  Lodge,  shall  be  declared  by  the  Master  thereof  restored. 

Dues  cannot  be  charged  during  Suspension. 

Sec.  22.  When  a  Mason  is  suspended  for  any  cause  whatever,  he  is,  for  the 
time  of  such  suspension,  debarred  from  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry, 
and  no  dues  shall  be  collected  of  him  during  the  time  of  such  suspension. 

UNIFORMITY   OP  WORK. 
Board  of  Custodians. 

Sec.  23.  There  shall  be  a  Committee  on  Work,  composed  of  the  Grand 
Lecturer,  who  shall  be,  ex  officio.  Chairman,  and  three  members  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Grand  Master,  as  provided  for  in  Section  6  of  these 
By-Laws,  to  serve  as  a  Board  of  Custodians  during  the  year,  whose  duty  it  shall 
be  to  preserve  the  Standard  Work  of  this  Grand  Lodge  and  see  that  the  same  is 
faithfully  practiced  in  all  the  constituent  Lodges  in  this  jurisdiction.* 

Masters  must  have  the  Work  exemplified— Employment  of  Grand.  Lecturer. 

Sec.  24.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Master  of  each  Lodge  in  this  jurisdic- 
tion, to  cause  the  work,  as  adopted  by  this  Grand  Lodge,  to  be  exemplified  by 
the  Grand  Lecturer  at  least  once  a  year,  and  for  that  purpose  he  shall  cause  to  be 
convened  a  Lodge  of  Instruction,  and  invite  the  Grand  Lecturer  to  be  present 
thereat  and  teach  the  work;  and  the  Lodge,  he  is  so  instructing,  shall  pay  him  a 
reasonable  amount  for  his  time  and  expenses. 

♦Standing  Resolution :  Resolved,  "That  any  member  of  the  Board  of  Custodians  shall, 
after  the  adoption  of  the  work  by  them,  have  authority  to  enforce  said  work  in  all  Lodges  in 
this  jurisdiction.'"    (Adopted  Nov.  15th,  1877.) 


1 8  By-Laivs  of  the 

COMMITTEES. 
Their  Ditties. 

Sec.  25.     The  duties  of  the  several  Committees  are  as  follows  : 
First,  On  Credentials:  This  Committee   shall   receive   and    examine   the  cre- 
dentials of  the  Representatives  to  the  Grand  Lodge  and  report  thereon  as  soon  as 
practicable  after  its  opening. 

Second,  On  Grand  Master's  Address:  To  this  Committee  shall  be  referred  the 
Annual  Address  of  the  Grand  Master  for  comment  and  distribution. 

Third,  On  Grievance  and  Appeals:  To  this  Committee  shall  be  referred  all 
grievances  between  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  while  in  session,  and  they  shall 
examine  all  trial  records  sent  from  Lodges  to  the  Grand  Lodge  as  provided  for  in 
Section  4  of  the  Trial  Code  and  report  thereon. 

Fourth,  On  Finance:  This  Committee  shall  examine  into  and  report  upon  the 
financial  reports  of  the  Grand  Officers,  and  all  matters  touching  the  finances  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  and  to  whom  shall  be  referred  all  subjects  involving  an  appro- 
priation of  the  Grand  Lodge  funds;  and  without  such  reference  and  report  no 
appropriation  of  money  shall  be  made. 

Fifth,  On  Grand  Lodge  Library :  This  Committee  shall  examine  the  annual 
report  of  the  Grand  Librarian  and  the  condition  of  the  Library.  It  is  expected 
that  the  Committee  will  make  and  advance  all  necessary  suggestions  for  the  best 
interest  and  furtherance  of  the  Library. 

Sixth,  On  Lodges  under  Dispensation:  To  this  Committee  shall  be  referred 
the  record  and  other  books  of  Lodges  U.  D.,  and  all  cases  of  forfeited  charters. 
They  shall  not  act  upon  any  application  for  a  charter,  unless  they  shall  have 
found  the  work  in  accordance  with  the  Laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

Seventh,  On  Returns  of  Chartered  Lodges:  To  this  Committee  shall  be 
referred  the  returns  of  members,  etc.,  and  dues  of  chartered  Lodges;  it  shall 
carefully  examine  into  their  correctness  and  adjust  the  same.  The  Committee 
shall  also  report  upon  the  By-Laws  of  chartered  Lodges,  and  point  out  any  want 
of  conformity  to  the  Laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

Eighth,  On  Unfinished  Business:  This  Committee  shall  carefully  examine  the 
printed  transactions  of  the  previous  Communcation  and  report  all  unfinished 
business. 

Ninth,  On  Jurisprudence:  To  this  Committee  shall  be  referred  all  domestic 
correspondence  requiring  action,  and  questions  relative  to  the  usages,  privileges, 
customs  and  work  of  the  Fraternity.  To  this  Committee  shall  also  be  referred 
all  propositions  to  amend  the  Constitution  and  Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Tenth,  On  Correspondence:  To  this  Committee  shall  be  referred  im- 
mediately after  their  receipt  by  the  Grand  Secretary,  all  printed  Proceedings  of 
sister  Grand  Lodges,  and  all  foreign  Communications,  and  such  miscellaneous 
matter,  as  may  not  otherwise  be  specially  disposed  of.  The  Committee  is  required 
to  submit  its  report  at  the  next  succeeding  annual  Communication. 

Ho  Action  without  Report  from  Proper  Committee. 

Sec.  26.     No  business  of  any  kind  shall  be  finally  acted  upon  until  after 


Section  25.  Subdivision  Fifth,  On  Grand  Lodge  Library  : 
To  this  Committee  shall  be  referred  the  annual  report  of  the  Grand  Librarian. 
It  shall  carefully  examine  the  same  and  make  all  necessary  suggestions  for  the 
best  interests  of  the  Library.  The  Committee  shall,  in  connection  with  the  Grand 
Librarian,  have  charge  of  the  Library,  make  such  purchases  of  books,  as  in  their 
judgment  may  seem  advisable,  and  generally  do  all  things  which  may  promote  the 
best  interests  of  the  Library,  provided  no  debt  shall  be  incurred  thereby.  (Ma- 
sonic Cede,  page  18.) 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  19 

reference  to  and  report  upon  by  the  proper  Committee,  unless  by  unanimous  con- 
sent of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Representatives  of  Lodges  shall  wear  their  Jewels  in  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  27.  Members  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  not  Officers  therein,  Representatives 
of  constituent  Lodges,  shall  appear  at  its  Annual  Communications,  clothed  with 
the  Jewels  which  they  are  entitled  to  wear  in  their  respective  Lodges. 

Trial  Code  to  Govern. 

Sec.  28.  Masonic  Crimes,  Trials  and  Punishments  for  the  same,  Restorations 
and  Appeals  shall  be  governed  by  the  Trial  Code,  adopted  by  this  Grand  Lodge 
and  published  herewith. 

AMENDMENTS. 

How  made— Two-Thirds  Vote  necessary. 

Sec.  29.  No  amendment  to  these  By-Laws  shall  be  adopted,  unless  it  has  been 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  Jurisprudence;  and  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  all  the 
members  present  in  Annual  Communication. 


RULES  REGULATING  BUSINESS 


OF  THE 


Most  Wokshipful  Geand  Lodge 

OF 

Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Utah. 


Grand  Master  governs— Penalty . 

Rule  i.  At  the  first  stroke  of  the  Grand  Master's  gavel,  there  shall  be  a 
general  silence,  and  he  who  breaks  silence,  without  leave  from  the  Chair,  shall  be 
subject  to  a  general  reprimand.  Under  ihe  same  penalty,  every  Brother  shall 
keep  his  seat  and  observe  strict  silence  whenever  the  Grand  Master  or  presiding 
officer  shall  call  to  order. 

Restriction  in  Debate. 

Rule  2.  No  Brother  is  to  speak  more  than  once  on  the  same  question,  unless 
by  permission. 

To  obey  Rules— Penalty, 

RULE  3.  If,  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  any  member  is  twice  called  to  order,  at 
one  Communication,  for  transgressing  these  rules,  and  is  guilty  of  the  third  offense 
of  the  same  nature,  the  Chair  may  peremptorily  order  him  to  leave  the  Lodge 
room  for  that  day. 

Ridicule  not  permissible— Penalty. 

Rule  4.  Whoever  shall  be  so  rude  as  to  ridicule  a  Brother,  or  what  another 
says,  or  has  said,  may  be  forthwith  solemnly  excluded  from  the  Communication 
and  declared  incapable  of  ever  being  a  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  for  the  fu- 
ture, unless  he  publicly  own  his  fault  and  be  excused. 

Motions  to  be  decided  by  Majority. 

Rule  5.  All  motions  are  to  be  decided  by  a  majority  of  votes,  each  member 
having  one  vote,  each  Lodge  having  three  votes  and  the  Grand  Master  having  the 
casting  vote  in  case  of  a  tie. 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  2 1 

Grand  Marshal  and  Deacons  permitted  to  walk  around. 

Rule  6.  All  members  shall  keep  their  seats  except  the  Grand  Marshal  and 
Grand  Deacons,  who  are  allowed  to  move  from  place  to  place  in  the  discharge  of 
their  duties. 

To  adaress  Grand  Master  and  keep  Decorum. 

Rule  7.  Everyone  who  speaks  shall  arise  and  remain  standing,  addressing 
himself  to  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  and  no  member  shall  interrupt  him, 
unless  to  call  him  to  order;  but  after  he  has  been  set  right  he  may  proceed,  if  he 
observe  due  order  and  decorum. 

Committees  not  to  sit  during  Sessions. 

Rule  8.  The  Standing  Committees  shall  not  sit  while  the  Grand  Lodge  is 
actually  in  session,  unless  on  leave  obtained. 

Order  of  Business  First  Session, 

Rule  9.  After  the  Grand  Master  has  called  the  Grand  Lodge  to  order  on 
the  first  day  of  the  Annual  Communication,  the  following  order  of  business 
and  proceedings  shall  be  observed: 

1.  Calling  the  roll  of  the  Grand  Officers  and  Lodges  by  the  Grand  Secretary. 

2.  The  usual  solemn  ceremonies  of  opening  the  Grand  Lodge  in  ample  form. 

3.  Prayer  by  the  Grand  Chaplain. 

4.  Reading  and  approving  the  Minutes  of  any  previous  Communication  not 
before  read  and  approved. 

5.  Report  Of  Committee  on  Credentials. 

6.  Appointment  by  the  Grand  Master  of  the  Regular  Committees. 

7.  Address  by  the  Grand  Master  and  action  thereon. 

8.  Report  of  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  and  action  thereon. 

9.  Reports  of  the  Grand  Treasurer  and  Grand  Secretary  and  action  thereon. 

10.  Reports  of  Committees  appointed  at  the  previous  Annual  Communication 
with  instructions  to  report  at  the  present  Communication. 

11.  Miscellaneous  business. 

Order  of  Business  at  Second  and  Succeeding  Sessions, 

Rule  10.  After  the  order  of  business  provided  in  Rule  9,  shall  have  been 
finished,  the  daily  order  of  business  during  the  Annual  Communication,  shall  be 
as  follows: 

1.  Reading  and  approving  Minutes  of  the  preceding  session. 

2.  Reports  of  unfinished  business  of  previous  Communications  and  sessions 

3.  Presentation  and  reference  or  other  disposition  of  Memorials,  Petitions 
and  Communications. 

4.  Motions  and  Resolutions,  and  reference  or  other  disposition  of  the  same. 

5.  Reports  of  Regular  and  Standing  Committees,  and  action  thereon;  the 
Committee  on  Correspondence  and  Masonic  Jurisprudence  having  the  preference, 

6.  Reports  of  Special  Committees,  and  action  thereon. 

7.  Special  Orders. 

6 


22  Rides  of  the 

8.  Unfinished  Business  of  the  previous  session. 

9,  Miscellaneous  Business  not  included  in  the  above. 

Further  Order  of  Business. 

Rule  ii.     Should  the  order  of  business  not  be  concluded  at  the  session  at 
which  it  is  first  called,  it  shall  be  commenced  at   the  succeeding  session,  where  it 
was   left  off,  and  so   on   throughout  the    Communication,  taking  up   the  order  of 
business    as   in    Rule    io. 
Reports  of  Committees — Mow  to  be  made— Chairman. 

Rule  12.     All  reports  of  Committees  of  the   Grand  Lodge  shall  be  reduced 
to  writing  in  a  legible  hand,  on  one  side  only  of  legal  cap  and  signed  at  least  by 
a  majority  of  the  Committee.     The  first  named  Brother  on  each   Committee    is 
Chairman. 
To  be  reduced  to  Writing. 

Rule  13.  Every  resolution  or  motion  submitted  to  the  Grand  Lodge  shall,  if 
required,  be  reduced  to  writing  and  referred  to  an  appropriate  Committee. 

Motion,  when  debatable. 

Rule  14.  No  motion  shall  be  debatable  until  seconded,  and  stated  from  the 
chair,  when  it  shall  be  in  possession  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  cannot  be  with- 
drawn, except  by  the  mover,  previous  to  decision  or  amendment.  A  question, 
alter  being  put  by  the  Grand  Master,  cannot  be  debated. 

Motion  to  close  &c.  inadmissible. 

Rule  15.  No  motion  to  close  or  call  off  is  admissible,  that  responsibility 
resting  alone  with  the  Grand  Master,  who  is  obligated  to  allow  the  occurrence  of 
nothing  tending  to  interrupt  or  defeat  the  regular  course  of  any  business  legiti- 
mately coming  before  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Parliamentary  Mules — Previous  Question. 

Rule  16.  On  all  other  matters,  the  rules  which  govern  deliberative  assem- 
blies shall  be  observed,  except  as  to  the  previous  question. 

Reconsideration  of  Votes. 

Rule  17.  No  vote  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  reconsidered  by  a  less  num- 
ber of  members  than  were  present  at  the  passing  of  the  same. 

Two-Thirds  Vote  required  to  suspend. 

Rule  18.  These  Rules  of  Order  shall  not  be  suspended  at  any  time,  unless 
by  a  vote  of  two- thirds  of  the  members  present. 

Two-Jhirds  Vote  required  to  amend. 

Rule  19.  These  Rules  may  be  amended  at  any  time  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds 
of  the  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  present. 


STANDING  ORDERS  AND  RESOLUTIONS 

OF  THE 

Most  "Worshipful  G-eand  Lodge 

OF 

Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Utah. 


1.  Resolved,  That  all  Masons  belonging  to  Lodges  in  this  jurisdiction  are 
forbidden  to  hold  any  Masonic  intercourse  with  any  Mason  belonging  to  a  Lodge 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Hamburg,  or  to  any  Lodge  holding 
a  charter  from  said  Grand  Lodge,  and  any  Brother  doing  so  shall  be  subject  to  the 
highest  Masonic  penalties.     January,  1872,  p.  14. 

2.  Resolved,  That  all  Masons  belonging  to  Lodges  in  this  jurisdiction  are 
forbidden  to  hold  any  Masonic  intercourse  with  any  Mason  belonging  to  any  Lodge 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Orient  of  France,  or  to  any  Lodge  holding  a 
charter  from  the  said  Grand  Orient  of  France,  and  any  Brother  doing  so  shall  be 
subject  to  the  highest  Masonic  penalties.     January,  1872,  p.  14. 

3.  Resolved,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  Master  to  have  the  printed 
Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  read  in  open  Lodge,  that  no  Brother  can  plead 
ignorance  of  the  Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge.     October,  1872,  p.  27. 

4.  Resolved,  That  when  there  are  two  or  more  Lodges  holding  concurrent 
jurisdiction,  the  jurisdiction  over  non  affiliated  and  non-resident  Masons  shall  be 
exercised  by  individual  Lodges,  turn  about.  Provided,  That  when  a  particular 
Lodge  may  desire  to  exercise  jurisdiction  out  of  turn,  it  may  do  so  with  the  con- 
sent of  two-thirds  of  the  Lodges  interested.     October,  1872,  p.  27. 

5.  Resolved,  That  a  candidate  who  has  once  been  rejected  by  a  Lodge  within 
this  jurisdiction  shall  not  apply  for  the  degrees  to  any  other  Lodge,  without  the 
consent  of  a  majority  of  the  members  present  at  a  regular  meeting  of  the  Lodge 
which  rejected  him.     1873,  p.  32 

6.  Resolved,  That  each  constituent  Lodge  in  this  jurisdiction  is  required  to 
procure  and  keep  a  Lodge  Register,  the  blank  spaces  of  which  shall  correspond 
with  the  Grand  Lodge  Register,  and  that  the  Grand  Secretary  is  requested  to  for- 
ward to  each  Lodge  a  blank  form  to  be  used  as  a  pattern  for  their  Register.  1873, 
P-   33. 


24  Standing  Orders  and  Resolutions  of  the 

7.  Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be,  and  he  is  hereby  required  to  pro- 
cure for  the  use,  and  at  the  expense  of  the  constituent  Lodges,  two  bound  volumes 
of  the  Proceedings  of  each  Annual  Communication  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  which 
shall  be  for  the  use  of  the  Officers  and  members,  "and  shall  be  retained  at  all  times 
within  the  Lodge.     1873,  p.  36. 

8.  Resolved,  That  each  Lodge  within  this  jurisdiction  shall  enter  the  Quar- 
terly Notice  of  the  Grand  Secretary  in  a  book  to  be  known  as  the  "Black  Book." 
Said  book  shall  be  so  arranged  as  to  show,  in  alphabetical  order  and  by 
appropriate  columns,  the  names  of  the  persons,  name  and  number  of  Lodge,  date 
of  rejection,  suspension  or  expulsion,  as  the  case  may  be,  the  cause  therefor,  and 
the  date  of  re  instatement  when  notified  thereof.     1873,  P-  3^- 

9.  Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  empowered  to  sell  copies  of  the 
Proceedings  of  this  Grand  Lodge  to  members  of  this  jurisdiction  at  one  dollar 
each,  the  proceeds  of  which  shall  be  appropriated  to  the  benefit  of  the  Library, 
and  that  the  Grand  Secretary  shall  keep  a  separate  account  of  all  funds  pertaining 
to  the  Library.     1873,  p.  37. 

10.  Resolved,  That  in  the  Annual  Lodge  Returns,  Secretaries  must  invaria- 
bly  report  the  full  given  name  of  each  member.     1874,  p.  47. 

11.  Resolved,  That  all  non-affiliated  Masons  in  this  jurisdiction  shall  have 
the  privilege  of  visiting  Lodges  for  the  period  of  six  months,  but  such  Non-affilr 
ates  shall  petition  some  Lodge  within  thirty  days  thereafter  for  membership,  or 
contribute  to  some  chartered  Lodge  in  this  Jurisdiction  its  regular  dues,  and  in 
case  of  non-compliance,  shall  be  debarred  from  all  Masonic  rights  and  privileges, 
as  follows: 

1st.     They  shall  not  be  allowed  to  visit  any  Lodge. 

2d.     They  shall  not  be  allowed  to  appear  in  any  Masonic  procession. 

3d.     They  shall  not  be  entitled  to  Masonic  charity. 

4th.     They  shall  not  be  entitled  to  Masonic  burial. 

They  shall  be  deemed  drones  in  the  hive  of  Masonry,  and  unworthy  uur  pro-* 
tection  as  Masons. 

And  be  it  further  resolved,  that  this  resolution  shall  be  printed  on  the  back  of 
each  dimit  granted  in  this  jurisdiction.     1874,  p.  48. 

12.  Resolved,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  Lodges  within  this  jurisdiction 
to  punish,  by  reprimand,  suspension  or  expulsion,  all  members  who  may  be  found 
guilty  of  drunkenness  or  gambling.      1 874,  p.  50. 

13.  Resolved,  That  hereafter  no  Brother  shall  be  appointed  or  installed  to 
any  office  in  this  Grand  Lodge,  nnless  he  is  entitled  to  a  seat  therein,  as  per 
Report  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials,  except  the  Grand  Tyler.      1874,  p.  56- 

14.  Resolved,  That  hereafter  Elective  Officers^  shall  not  be  installed  by 
proxy.     1875,  p.  33. 

15.  Resolved,  That  this  Grand  Lodge  recommends  to  constituent  Lodges  in 
this  jurisdiction,  the  establishment  of  Life  Membership,  at  the  uniform  fee  of  one 
hundred  dollars,  which  shall  thereafter  exempt  the  Brother,  taking  such  Life 
Membership,  from  all  Lodge  dues.     1876,  p.  37. 


STANDING  RESOLUTION,  NO.  20. 


Resolved,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  of  each  Lodge  in  this 
Jurisdiction  to  include  in  his  annual  return  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  the  name  of 
every  member  who  has  died  during  the  year,  together  with  such  pmiculars  of  his 
life  and  traits  of  character  as  are  worthy  of  commemoration,  which  facts  shall  be 
communicated  to  the  Grand  Lodge  by  the  Grand  Secretary  in  his  annual  report. 
(Masonic  Code,  page  25.) 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  25 

16.  Resolved,  That  any  member  of  the  Hoard  of  Custodians  shall,  after  the 
adoption  of  the  work  by  them,  have  authority  to  enforce  said  work  in  all  Lodges 
in  this  Grand  jurisdiction.     1877,  p.  34. 

17.  Resolved,  That  it  is  the  duty  of  a  member  of  any  Lodge  in  this  Grand 
Jurisdiction,  objecting  to  the  advancement  of  an  Entered  Apprentice  or  Fellow 
Craft,  to  prefer  charges  against  the  Brother  at  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the 
Lodge;  and  if  he  fails  to  do  so,  the  degree  may  be  conferred.      1878,  p.  43. 

18.  Resolved,  That  any  Master  Mason,  residing  in  Utah,  and  hailing  from  a 
Grand  Jurisdiction  where  no  dimits  are  issued  to  members,  may  petition  any 
Lodge  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  for  affiliation  without  an  accompanying  dimit, 
providing  he  produces  other  satisfactory  evidence  thai  he  is  a  Master  Mason  in  good 
standing.     1878,  p.  43. 

.  19.  Resolved,  That  the  testimony  of  the  wife  of  either  the  complainant  or 
accused  shall  not  be  competent  in  Masonic  Trials  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction.  1878, 
P.  43- 


APPROVED  DECISIONS  OP  GRAND  MASTERS 


Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge 

OF 

Ancient.  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Utah. 


AFFILIATION. 


Applicants  for  affiliation    have  the  right  to    apply  to  any   Lodge  they    may 
choose,  at  any  time  after  their  rejection. — Robertson,  1873,  P-  8 — Jur-  Com.,  p.  52. 


A  Brother  raised  in  a  Lodge,  or  elected  to  become  a  member  thereof  by 
affiliation,  must  sign  its  By-Laws,  and  a  contumacious  refusal  to  sign,  after  having 
made  himself  thoroughly  conversant  with  their  provisions,  should  be  made  the 
subject  of  Masonic  discipline. — Robertson,  1875,  p.  8 — Jur.  Com.,  p.  41. 

CHARTER. 

The  officers  in  authority  at  the  time  of  the  issuance  of  a  Charter  must  sign 
it. — Robertson,  1873,  p.  8. 

DIMITS. 

Dimits  accompanying  a  petition  for  a  charter  are  the  property  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  must  be  retained  by  the  Grand  Secretary. — Robertson,  1873,  p.  8. 


Masonic  displays,  on  any  other  than  purely  Masonic  occasions,  are  not  per- 
missible.— Johnson,  1876,  p.  1 1. 

F'EES. 

The  fees  accompanying  a  petition  for  initiation  become  the  property  of  the 
Lodge  the  moment  they  are  paid  into  the  hands  of  the  Secretary.  It  is  his  duty 
to  receive  all  moneys  due  the  Lodge,  and  pay  them  over  to  the  Treasurer  immedi- 
ately.    The  fee  for  initiation  is  money  due  the  Lodge,  for  without  it  the    petition 


A  Junior  Warden  has  the  right  to  preside  over  the  Lodge  in  the  absen:e  of  the 
Master  and  Senior  Warden,  but  is  not  entitled  to  (ill  the  position  in  his  absence, 
he  may  be  assigned  to  it  by  courtesy  of  the  Master.  (Masonic  Code,  page  27, 
Subhead  "Officers.") 


The  application  of  an  Entered  Apprentice  or  Fellow  Craft,  who  has  re- 
ceived one  or  both  of  the  degrees  in  a  Lodge  of  a  Sister  Grand  Jurisdiction  must 
be  accompanied  by  a  certificate,  under  the  seal  of  the  original  Lodge,  waiving 
jurisdiction;  the  application  musf  then  be  referred  to  a  Committee  of  Investigation 
and  proceeded  with,  as  in  all  other  cases  of  petition  for  the  three  degrees.  On 
signing  the  By-Laws,  the  Brother  becomes  a  member  of  the  Lodge  conferring  the 
M.-.  M.-.  degree  upon  him.     (Masonic  Code,  p^ge  27,  subhead,  "Petitions .") 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  27 

should  not  be  received.  In  case  of  rejection  of  the  petition,  the  order  drawn 
upon  the  Treasurer  is  lasting  evidence  that  the  money  has  been  returned. — Scott, 
1878,  p.  II. 

JURISDICTION. 

The  jurisdiction  of  a  Lodge  over  a  rejected  candidate  is  perpetual.  The 
petition  of  a  person  for  the  degrees  in  Masonry,  who  has  previously  been  rejected, 
should  not  be  received  without  the  consent  of  the  Lodge  rejecting  him,  and  the 
applicant  having  moved  into  a  foreign  jurisdiction  strengthens  rather  than  weak- 
ens this  rule. — Orr,  1 877,  p  7. 

MINUTES. 

The  names  of  Investigating  Committees  on  petitions  must  be  recorded  in  the 
minutes  of  the  evening. — Bennett,  1875,  p.  8. 

MOTIONS. 

The  Master  rules  and  governs  the  Lodge,  and  may  refuse  any  motion  deemed 
by  him  frivolous  or  impolitic. — Scott,  1878,  p.  II. 

NOTICE   OF   SUSPENSION. 

A  Secretary  of  a  Lodge  need  not  inform  a  Chapter  or  Commandery  of  the 
suspension  or  expulsion  of  a  member  who  is  supposed  to  be  a  member  of  these 
Bodies.  But  the  Secretary  would  be  careless  of  his  duty,  if  he  knew  of  a  par- 
ticular Lodge  the  suspended  or  expelled  Mason  was  in  the  habit  of  visiting,  and 
did  not  inform  it. —  Orr,  1877,  p.  8. 

OBJECTION. 

Objection  to  the  advancement  of  an  Entered  Apprentice  or  Fellow  Craft  is  not 
valid  when  made  by  a  Mason  not  a  member  of  the  Lodge,  unless  the  objecting 
Brother  prefers  charges. — Scott,  1878,  p.  12. 

OFFICERS. 
Elective  Officers  of  a  Lodge  can  neither  resign  nor  dimit  until  the  end  of  the 
Masonic  year  for  which  they  were  elected. — Orr,  1877,  p.  9. 

FAST    MASTER'S  DEGREE. 
A  Master  elect  must  receive  the  Past    Master's   Degree  from    three    actual 
Masters,  or  Past  Masters,  before  he  can  be  installed. — Conn,  1877,  p.  11. 

PETITION. 
Brothers  reconmending  a  petition  for  the  Degrees,  or  for  Affiliation,  must  be 
members  of  the  Lodge  to  which  the  application  is  made. — Orr,  1877,  p.  9. 

PHYSICAL  QUALIFICATIONS. 
A    Lodge    can    receive    the    petition    of  a  person  who  has  lost  one  eye — the 
other   being  sound  and  healthy.     The  old  regulation  relating  to  the  deformity  of 
applicants  is  greatly  relaxed,  and  justly  so. — Orr,  1877,  p.  7. 


28  Decisions  of  the 

RESTORATION. 

A  suspended  Mason  may  petition  the  Lodge,  that  suspended  him.  for  restora- 
tion without  withdrawing  his  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  the  fact  of  restoration 
would  not  necessarily  invalidate  his  appeal,  as  the  Grand  Lodge  might  conclude 
that  the  sentence  was  unjust  or  the  punishment  unwarranted,  while  restoration 
may  have  been  granted  from  merciful  motives.  Should  it  be  refused  after  the 
appeal  has  been  withdrawn,  the  Brother  would  have  no  redress. — Scott,  1878,  p. 12. 

The  status  of  a  Brother  holding  membership  in  a  sister  jurisdiction,  who  has 
been  suspended  and  subsequently  restored  in  this  jurisdiction  is  that  of  a  non- 
affiliate,  with  the  right  to  apply  to  be  re-instated  in  his  mother  Lodge  or  any 
other  he  may  choose.  A  certificate  of  restoration  should  be  granted  by  the  Lodge 
which  restores  him. — Scott,  1878,  p.  12. 

RIGHTS   TO   SIT   IN   LODGE   PENDING  CHARGES. 

A  Brother  has  the  right  to  sit  in  a  Lodge  while  charges  are  pending  against 
him.     It  is  simply  a  matter  of  his  own  taste  and  discretion. — Bennett,   1876,  p.  8. 

SUMMONS. 

Summunses  should  be  issued  sparingly.  A  willful  disregard  of  a  Lodge  sum- 
mons is  a  Masonic  offense,  and  a  Brother  guilty  of  it  should  be  disciplined. — Co/in, 
1874,  p.  8. 

VISITORS. 

The  Worshipful  Master  has  the  right  to  request  visiting  Brethren  to  retire,  if 
he  has  private  business  before  his  Lodge. — Bennett,  1875,  p.  8. 


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WORK. 

The  Master,  nor  even  the  Master  and  Wardens,  have  no  right  to  request  the 
Master  of  a  sister  Lodge  to  confer  the  E.  A.,  or  any  other  degree  in  Masonry 
upon  the  material  of  their  Lodge,  without  the  consent  of  the  Lodge.  It  is  the 
duty  of  every  Lodge  in  the  jurisdiction  to  do  its  own  work. — Orr,  1877,  p.  8. 

Lodges  cannot  assemble  for  work  on  the  Sabbath.  The  only  meetings  of  the 
Lodge  appropriate  to  that  day  are  such  as  are  held  for  the  purpose  of  attending 
the  funeral  of  a  deceased  Brother. —  Scott,  1878,  p.  11. 


TRIAL   CODE 

OF  THE 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge 

OF 

Ancient,  Free  and  Agcepted  Masons  of  Utah. 


Resolved,  That  the.  following  "Trial  Code"  be  adopted  and  promulgated  for  the 
government  of  this  Grand  Lodge  and  the  constituent  Ledges  in  this  Grand  Ju- 
risdiction* 

t>ffenses  punishable. 

Section  i.     Masonic  crimes  are  defined  to  be: 

First — A  violation  of  any  of  the  duties  enjoined  by  the  Ancient  Charges. 

Second — The  doing  of  any  act  contrary  to,  or  subversive  of,  the  three  great 
duties  which  the  Mason  owes  to  God,  his  neighbor  and  himself. 

Third—  Conduct  which  tends  to  impair  the  unsullied  purity  of  the  Fraternity, 
or  which  is,  in  any  wise,  contrary  to  the  obligations  and  the  written  teachings  of 
the  Institution. 

Fourth — Members  in  arrears  for  dues  may  be  dealt  with  agreeable  to  Section 
21  of  the  By-Laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

Utiles  to  Govern  Trial. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  a  member  of  a  Lodge,  or  a  Brother,  residing  or  sojourn- 
ing in  this  jurisdiction,  shall  be  accused  of  any  offense,  which,  if  proved,  would 
subject  him  to  reprimand,  suspension  or  expulsion,  the  proceedings  in  the  premises 
shall  be  conducted  substantially  agreeably  to  the  following  Rules: 

Charges— How  Made  and  Disposed  of— Election  of  Commissioners. 

Rule  i.  All  charges  for  un-Masonic  conduct  shall  be  made  in  writing,  signed 
by  the  accuser,  specifying,  with  reasonable  certainty,  the  character  of  the  offense 
alleged,  and  delivered  to  the  Secretary  at  a   regular  meeting  of  the   Lodge,  who 

♦Adopted  in  Grand  Lodge  Nov.  12th,  1874. 

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30  Trial  Code  of  the 

shall  then  read  it  and  enter  it  in  full  on  the  minutes.  At  the  next  regular  meet- 
ing it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Worshipful  Master  to  cause  to  be  elected  by  ballot, 
and  by  a  majority  of  those  present,  six  of  its  members,  who  shall  assemble  as 
Commissioners  to  hear  and  determine  thereupon,  at  such  time  and  place,  conve- 
nient to  the  parties,  as  he  shall  indicate. 

Mow  to  Serve  Notice— JEae  %>arte  Trial— To  Appoint  Attorney. 

Rule  2. — If  the  residence  of  the  accused  is  known,  and  within  thirty  miles  of 
the  place  where  the  Lodge  having  the  matter  in  charge  is  located,  the  accused 
shall  be  entitled  to  a  personal  service  ten  days  before  trial.  If  the  residence  of 
the  accused  be  a  greater  distance  than  thirty  miles,  but  within  the  jurisdiction, 
then  and  in  that  case,  a  summons  to  appear  and  answer,  forwarded  to  him  by 
mail  or  other  conveyance,  twenty  days  before  the  trial,  shall  be  considered  suf 
ficient.  If  his  residence  Le  out  of  the  jurisdiction  and  known,  and  more  than 
thirty  miles  distant,  then  the  summons  shall  be  issued  thirty  days  before  the 
trial.  If  his  residence  be  unknown,  or  he  neglect  or  refuse  to  obey  the  sum- 
mons, when  service  has  been  had,  the  Lodge  shall  proceed  ex  parte,  the 
Worshipful  Master  having  first  appointed  some  Brother  to  act  as  the  attorney  of 
the  accused,  and  conduct  the  proceedings  to  a  final  determination. 

Who  may  Prefer  Charges. 

Rule  3. — When  any  member  of  a  Lodge  (except  its  Master  or  the  Grand 
Master),  or  any  Mason  residing  within  the  jurisdiction,  shall  be  accused  of  un- 
Masonic  conduct,  charges  to  that  effect  may  be  preferred  by  any  Master  Mason  in 
good  standing.  But  to  further  the  administration  of  justice,  it  is  made  the 
especial  duty  of  the  Junior  Warden,  in  the  absence  of  other  accusers,  10  prefer  all 
charges  for  offenses  committed  when  the  Lodge  is  not  at  labor;  but  the  neglect  or 
refusal  of  the  Junior  Warden  to  perform  such  duty  shall  not  prevent  any  other 
Brother  from  preferring  and  prosecuting  any  charge  of  un- Masonic  conduct  which 
may  come  to  his  knowledge. 

Offenses  in  Open  Tiodge—Mow  to  Deal  with. 

Rule  4. — In  all  instances  where  offenses  are  committed  while  the  Lodge  is  at 
labor,  the  foregoing  rules,  requiring  notice  and  delay,  may  be  dispensed  with, 
and  the  Worshipful  Master  is  authorized  to  'order  the  offending  Brother  to  show 
cause  instanter,  why  he  shall  not  be  promptly  dealt  with. 

Jurisdiction  of  JLodge— To  Notify  Lodge  of  Accused. 

Rule  5. — Every  Lodge  has  jurisdiction  over  its  own  members,  and  all  Non- 
Affiliated  Masons  residing  or  sojourning  in  its  jurisdiction.  If  the  offender  hold 
membership  in  another  Lodge,  the  charge  shall  be  sent  to  that  Lodge  for  trial, 
but  if  such  Lodge  refuse  or  waive  the  right  to  entertain  the  charge,  then,  and  in 
that  case,  the  Lodge  under  whose  jurisdiction  the  offense  was  committed  shall 
proceed  to  the  trial  of  the  accused  as  provided  in  Section  II,  Rule  I. 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  ji 

How  to  Conduct  Trial— Testimony— Counsel —Ten  Days  to  Conclude . 

Rule  6. — The  Commissioners  shall  assemble  at  the  time  and  place  ap- 
pointed, and  shall  be  presided  over  by  the  Worshipful  Master,  who  shall 
decide  all  questions  of  Masonic  Law  which  may  arise  during  the  trial.  These 
meetings  of  the  Commissioners  shall  also  be  attended  by  the  Junior  Warden,  who 
shall  act  as  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  the  Lodge,  and  by  the  Secretary,  or  some 
other  member  of  the  Lodge  appointed  for  that  purpose  by  the  Worshipful  Master, 
who  shall  keep  a  correct  and  full  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  trial.  The 
Worshipful  Master  shall,  at  the  request  of  either  party,  summon  such  witnesses 
as  are  Masons,  residing  within  the  jurisdiction  of  his  Lodge,  to  appear  and  testify 
before  the  Commissioners.  Whenever  the  attendance  of  a  witness,  who  is  a 
Mason,  and  who  resides  without  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Lodge  in  which  the  trial 
is  had,  cannot  be  procured,  his  testimony  may  be  taken  before  the  Worshipful 
Master  of  the  Lodge  within  whose  jurisdiction  he  resides,  upon  such  notice  to 
the  adverse  party  as  the  Worshipful  Master  of  the  Lodge  in  which  the  trial  is  to 
be  had  shall  fix,  and  the  attendance  of  such  witness  may  be  compelled  by  sum- 
mons. His  testimony  shall  be  reduced  to  writing,  signed  by  him,  and  authenti- 
cated by  the  certificate  of  the  Worshipful  Master  before  whom  it  is  taken,  under 
the  seal  of  his  Lodge.  The  testimony  of  witnesses  who  are  not  Masons  shall  be 
taken  by  deposition  before  some  officer  authorized  by  the  laws  of  the  State 
wherein  he  resides  to  administer  oaths,  and  at  such  time  and  place,  and  upon 
such  notice  to  the  adverse  party  as  shall  be  designated  by  the  Worshipful  Master, 
upon  the  application  of  the  party  desiring  the  testimony.  Whenever  the  testimony 
of  a  witness  residing  out  of  this  Territory  is  desired,  it  shall  be  taken  upon  inter- 
rogatories, direct  and  cross,  agreed  upon  by  the  parties  or  settled  by  the  Worship- 
ful Master.  Witnesses  who  are  Masons  in  good  standing  shall  testify  upon  their 
honor  as  such;  and  all  others  shall  testify  under  oath  or  affirmation.*  Any  Master 
Mason  in  good  standing  may,  at  the  request  of  the  accuser  or  the  accused,  appear 
as  his  counsel  and  assist  in  the  prosecution  or  defense.  The  Commissioners  may 
adjourn  from  time  to  time,  at  their  own  convenience  or  for  sufficient  cause  shown 
by  either  party;  provided,  that  the  period  within  which  their  duties  shall  be  con- 
cluded shall  not  exceed  ten  days,  unless,  for  good  reasons  shown,  the  Worshipful 
Master  shall  grant  them  further  time. 

Commissioners  to  Pronounce  Verdict  and  Sentence — Two-Thirds  Vote  Required. 

Rule  7.     After  all  the  testimony  shall  have  been  received  the  Commissioners 

shall  proceed  to  deliberate    upon  their   verdict  and  sentence,    with  none  present 

save  themselves.     The   judgment   of  two-thirds    of  the    Commissioners    shall  be 

taken  as  the  decision  of  the  whole.     Their  decision  and  finding  shall  be  final  and 

shall,  signed  by  them  all,  be  presented  to  the  Worshipful  Master,  who  at    the 

next  regular  meeting    of  the  Lodge,  shall   pronounce    the    result,  and   direct  the 

Secretary  to  record  the  same  as  the  judgment  of  the  Lodge  and  file  the  record  for 

safe  keeping  among  its  archives. 

♦Standing  Resolution,  adopted  Nov.  13th,  1878:  Besolved,  That  the  testimony  of  the 
wife  of  either  the  complainant  or  accused  shall  not  be  competent  in  Masonic  Trials  in  this 
Jurisdiction. 


32  Trial  Code  of  the 

Penalty— When  Sentence  takes  Effect— Notice  to  Person  and  Grand  Secretary. 

Sec.  3.  The  penalties  which  may  be  inflicted,  are  reprimand  in  open  Lodge, 
suspension  or  expulsion.  If  the  sentence  be  reprimand,  the  Worshipful  Master 
shall  summon  the  adjudged  to  appear  at  the  next  regular  meeting,  when  it  shall 
be  carried  into  effect.  If  it  be  suspension  or  expulsion,  it  shall  at  once  go  into 
effect,  and  the  Secretary  shall  immediately  notify  the  person  suspended  or  expelled 
and  the  Grand  Secretary  thereof. 

Appeal— How  Made— To  Transmit  Trial  Record  to  Grand  Secretary. 

Sec.  4.  An  appeal  may  be  taken  to  the  Grand  Lodge  by  either  party  at  its 
next  succeeding  Annual  Communication,  but  not  unless  a  notice  of  such  intended 
appeal  shall  have  been  given  to  the  Worshipful  Master  in  writing,  within  thirty 
days  after  his  announcement  of  the  result  of  the  trial.  In  all  appealed  cases  and 
in  all  cases  of  expulsion  or  suspension,  whether  appealed  or  not,  the  Worshipfnl 
Master  shall  cause  the  Secretary  to  prepare  a  transcipt  of  the  record  of  trial,  and 
immediately  transmit  it  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  together  with  information  of  the 
appeal  intended,  if  any  there  be. 

To  Transmit  Trial  Record  to  Grand  Secretary  to  be  Examined  by  Grand  Eodge— 
Its  Decision  is  Final. 

Sec.  5.  All  judgments  from  which  an  appeal  shall  be  taken,  and  all  tran- 
scripts of  trial-records  where  the  punishment  is  expulsion  or  suspension,  shall  be 
sent  to  the  Grand  Secretary  at  least  thirty  days  prior  to  the  Annual  Communication, 
and  shall  be  reviewed  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  -before  a  Committee  thereof,  during 
its  session,  upon  the  record  sent  up  and  upon  such  other  proper  documents  as 
may  be  submitted,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  may  affirm,  modify  or  reverse  the  judg- 
ment of  the  Lodge,  or  may  make  such  other  order  relative  thereto  as  shall  be 
deemed  proper  and  its  decision  shall  be  final  and  conclusive. 

Time  of  Suspension— How  Restoration  may  take   Place  in   Lodge— Two-Thirds 
Vote— Notice  to  Grand  Secretary  and  Restored  Party. 

Sec.  6.  All  sentences  of  suspension  shall  be  for  a  definite  or  an  indefinite 
period,  at  the  option  of  the  Commission.  If  definite,  the  Commission  shall  fix 
the  duration  of  the  same;  and  after  the  sentence  has  been  announced  the  Secre- 
tary shall  inform  the  Grand  Secretary  thereof,  together  with  the  period  of  suspen- 
sion. If  indefinite  the  Lodge  may  at  any  regular  meeting,  by  the  votes  of  two- 
thirds  of  the  members  present,  annul  any  such  sentence  of  suspension  pronounced 
by  itself,  and  restore  the  Mason  thus  suspended  to  all  his  Masonic  rights  and 
privileges;  provided 'that  notice  of  a  resolution  for  such  restoration  shall  have  been 
given  at  the  regular  meeting  next  preceding;  In  all  cases  of  restoration  the 
Secretary  shall  notify  the  restored  party  and  the  Grand  Secretary  thereof. 

Grand  Lodge  may  Restore  to  Rights  of  Masonry  bit t  not  Membership— Entitled 
to  Certificate. 

Sec.  7.  The  Grand  Lodge  may,  at  any  Annual  Communication,  if  good 
cause  therefor  be  shown  and  proof  be  given  of  the  notice  hereinafter  prescribed, 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  33 

restore  to  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry  a  Mason  who^has  been  suspended 
or  expelled  within  its  jurisdiction;  but  such  restoration  shall  not  restore  him  to 
membership  in  the  Lodge  by  which  he  was  suspended  or  expelled;  but  he  shall 
receive  from  the  Grand  Secretary  a  certificate  under  the  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
showing  his  good  standing. 

Suspended  Mason — How  to  Apply  to  Grand  Lodge  for  Restoration— Forty  Days 
Notice. 

Sec.  8.  Whenever  any  Mason,  suspended  for  un-Masonic  conduct  desires  to 
petition  the  Grand  Lodge  for  restoration  to  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry, 
he  shall  first  make  application  for  such  restoration  to  the  Lodge  by  which  he  was 
suspended,  if  it  still  be  in  existence.  If  his  application  be  there  refused,  it  may 
then  be  made  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  provided  that  notice  in  writing,  be  given  to  the 
Lodge  of  such  intended  application,  not  less  than  forty  days  preceding  the  Annual 
Communication. 

Expelled  3Iason—How  to  Apply    to  Grand  Lodge  for  Restoration— Sixty    Days 
Notice. 

Sec.  9.  Whenever  any  expelled  Mason  desires  to  petition  the  Grand  Lodge 
for  restoration  to  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry,  he  shall,  in  writing,  notify 
the  Lodge  which  expelled  him,  if  it  still  be  in  existence,  of  his  intention  so  to  do, 
at  least  sixty  days  before  the  Annual  Communication  at  which  his  petition  is  to  be 
presented,  accompanying  said  notice  with  a  copy  of  intended  petition;  and  before 
said  petition  shall  be  considered  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  proof  of  the  giving  of  said 
notice  to  the  Lodge  shall  be  furnished. 


ARRAIGNMENT  OF    MASTER. 

Cause  for  and  Itow  to  Prefer  Charges. 

Section  i.  Charges  may  be  preferred  against  the  Master  of  a  Lodge  for 
abuse  of  his  power,  violation  of  the  Constitution  or  Regulations,  or  for  un- 
Masonic  conduct  of  any  kind,  by  any  three  Master  Masons  in  good  standing; 
which  charges  shall  be  in  writing  over  their  signatures,  and  shall  be  presented  to 
the  Grand  Lodge,  if  in  session,  or  to  the  Grand  Master  during  vacation. 

Grand  Master  to  Appoint  Commissioners— Summons— Time  to  A.nswer. 

Sec.  2.  Upon  the  presentation  of  such  charges,  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  the 
Grand  Master,  as  the  case  may  be,  may  at  once  appoint  and  summon  not  less  than 
three  nor  more  than  seven  disinterested  Masters  to  assemble  as  Commissioners  to 
hear  and  determine  thereupon,  and  shall  then  summon  the  accused  to  appear  and 
answer  thereunto,  at  such  time  and  place  most  convenient  for  the  parties,  as  shall 

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34  Trial  Code  of  the 

be  indicated  in  said  summons,  giving  him,  if  within  the  jurisdiction  at  least  ten 
days — if  without  the  jurisdiction  at  least  sixty  days — to  answer  thereunto;  and 
transmitting  him  also  a  copy  of  the  charges. 

Witnesses— How  to  Take  Evidence. 

Sec.  3.  The  Commissioners  thus  assembled  shall  choose  one  of  their  number 
to  preside,  and  one  to  act  as  Secretary,  and  the  member  presiding  shall  have  the 
authority  to  summon  witnesses  at  the  request  of  either  party;  the  witnesses,  if 
Masons,  shall  testify  upon  their  honor  as  such;  if  not,  their  depositions  shall  be 
taken  in  writing  before  an  officer  legally  authorized  to  administer  oaths,  and  in 
such  case  the  party  requiring  such  depositions  shall  notify  the  other  of  the  time 
and  place  they  will  be  taken,  that  he  may,  if  he  choose,  be  present  thereat. 

Time  of  Trial  Limited. 

Sec.  4.  The  Commissioners  may  adjourn,  from  time  to  time,  at  their  own 
convenience,  or  for  good  cause  shown  by  either  party:  provided,  That  the  period 
within  which  their  duties  shall  be  concluded  shall  not  exceed  ten  days,  unless  for 
sufficient  reasons  the  Grand  Master  shall  grant  them  further  time. 

Judgment — Hoiv  Determined. 

Sec.  5.  The  opinion  of  a  majority  of  the  Commissioners  shall  be  deemed 
the  judgment  of  the  whole  and  shall  be  conclusive,  unless  an  appeal  be  taken  at 
the  next  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Commissioners  to  Inflict  Penalty. 

Sec.  6.  The  penalties  which  may  be  inflicted  by  such  Commissioners  may 
be  either  deprivation  of  office,  suspension  or  expulsion,  as  in  their  judgment 
shall  be  deemed  proper. 

To  Keep  Record  and  Transmit  to  Grand  Secretary. 

Sec.  7.  The  Commissioners  shall  keep  a  complete  record  of  their  proceed- 
ings and  of  their  judgment,  and  shall  transmit  the  same  to  the  Grand  Secretary 
at  the  conclusion  of  the  trial,  and  the  judgment  shall  be  at  once  carried  into  effect 
by  order  of  the  Grand  Master. 

Appeal— When  Taken. 

Sec.  8.  An  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge  may  be  taken  at  its  next  Annual 
Communication,  by  either  party,  if  notice  thereof  be  given  to  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary, within  thirty  days  after  the  conclusion  of  the  trial. 


Uniform  Code  of  By-Laws 

For  the  Government  of  Constituent  Lodges  under  the  Jurisdiction 

of  the 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodoe 

of 
Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Utah. 


Resolved,  That  the  following  "Uniform  Code  of  By-Laws"  is  recommended  for 
adoption  to  the  constituent  Lodges  in  this  Grand  jurisdiction,  but  such  Lodges 
may  adopt  additions,  which  shall  not  be  inconsistent  with  the  Constitution, 
By-Laws,  and  Rules  and  Regulations  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  to  meet  local  cir- 
cumstances■* 


— OF — 

Lodge,  No. ,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 


ARTICLE  I. 

The  Lodge— Its  Title  and  Warrant. 

Section  i.     The  title  of  this  Lodge  shall  be ,  No.- 


Sec.  2.     The  warrant  of  this  Lodge  is  a  Charter,  granted  on  the day 

of ,  A.  D.  18 —  by  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge   of  Ancient,  Free  and 

Accepted  Masons   of  Utah,    to  whose  Constitutional  Rules  and  Edicts  the  most 
explicit  respect  and  obedience  shall  ever  be  paid  by  its  members. 
*  Adopted  in  Grand  Lodge,  November  12th,  A.  D.  187?. 


36  Uniform   Code  of  By-Laws 

ARTICLE    II. 

Meetings. 

Section  i.  The  regular  meetings  of  this  Lodge  shall  be  holden  on  the— — 
in  each  month. 

Sec.  2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  from  time  to  time,  as  the  Lodge,  or 
the  Worshipful  Master  thereof,  may  direct. 

Sec.  3.     The  hour  of  meeting    from shall   be— ,and  from to 

shall  be-- . 

Sec.  4.  This  Lodge  shall  be  represented  at  each  Annual  Communication  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah,  as  far  as  possible. 

ARTICLE  HI. 

Petitions  and  Membership. 

Section  I.  All  petitions  for  initiation  or  affiliation  must  be  signed  by  the 
petitioner  and  be  recommended  by  two  members  of  the  Lodge.  Every  such 
petition  shall  be  referred  to  a  committee  of  three,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  report 
thereon  at  the  regular  meeting  one  lunar  month  thereafter  (unless  further  time  be 
granted),  when  the  applicant  may  be  balloted  for  and  received  or  rejected,  or  the 
ballot  may  be  postponed  until  the  ensuing  regular  meeting,  as  the  Lodge  may 
determine. 

Sec.  2.  If  an  applicant  elected  to  receive  the  Degrees  in  this  Lodge  does 
not  come  forward  to  be  initiated  within  three  months  thereafter,  the  fee  shall  be 
forfeited,  unless  the  Lodge  shall  otherwise  direct. 

Sec.  3.  After  a  petition  for  the  Degrees  or  affiliation  has  been  referred  to  a 
Committee  it  cannot  be  withdrawn,  unless  for  good  cause  shown. 

Sec.  4.  Every  person  raised  to  the  degree  of  Master  Mason  in,  or  elected  a 
member  of  this  Lodge,  shall  sign  the  By-Laws  thereof. 

Sec.  5.  The  members  of  this  Lodge  are  all  who  have  been  or  maybe  raised 
or  elected  therein,  and  who  have  subscribed  their  names  to  its  By-Laws. 

ARTICLE    IV. 

Ihe  Officers,  their  Election  and  Installation. 

Section  i.  The  Officers  of  this  Lodge  shall  consist  of  a  Worshipful  Master, 
a  Senior  Warden,  a  Junior  Warden,  a  Treasurer,  a  Secretary,  a  Senior  Deacon,  a 
Junior  Deacon,  two  Stewards,  a  Tyler  and  three  Trustees. 

Sec.  2.  The  Worshipful  Master,  Senior  Warden,  Junior  Warden,  Treasurer, 
Secretary  and  Trustees,  shall  be  elected  by  ballot,  all  other  officers  shall  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  Worshipful  Master  immediately  after  his  installation,  except  the 
Junior  Deacon  who  may  be  appointed  by  the  Senior  Warden. 

Sec.  3.  At  the  regular  meeting  preceding  St.  John's  Day,  in  December  of 
each  year  the  election  of  Officers  shall  be  held   in  the    following   manner:  The 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  3  7 

Secretary  shall  call  alphabetically  the  roll  of  the  members  entitled  to  vote,  and 
as  each  one's  name  is  called,  he  shall  deposit  his  ballot;  but  no  member  is  enti- 
tled to  a  vote,  nor  can  he  be  elected  to  any  office,  who  is  not  clear  in  the  books 
of  the  Lodge.     A  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  shall  be  necessary  to  a  choice. 

Sec.  4.  No  member  can  be  elected  as  Worshipful  Master  who  has  not  been 
duly  elected,  and  served  as  a  Warden 

Sec.  5.  The  installation  of  Officers  shall  take  place  as  soon  as  practicable 
after  their-  election,  but  it  shall  be  before  or  on  St.  John's  Day  in  December  of 
each  year. 

ARTICLE  V. 

Duties  of  Officers. 

Section  i.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  all  moneys  from  the  Secretary; 
shall  keep  an  accurate  and  just  account  thereof;  shall  pay  the  same  out  only  upun 
an  order  duly  signed  by  the  Master  and  countersigned  by  the  Secretary.  He 
shall,  at  the  regular  meetings  in  June  and  December  (preceding  St.  John's  Day), 
of  each  year,  submit  a  report  in  full  of  the  monetary  transactions  of  the  Lodge. 
The  Lodge  may  also  at  any  time,  when  considered  necessary,  cause  him  to  present 
an  account  of  his  receipts  and  disbursements,  and  of  the  amount  of  funds  on  hand. 

Sec.  2.  He  shall,  if  required  by  the  Lodge,  execute  a  good  and  sufficient 
bond  to  the  Master  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties. 

Sec.  3.  The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  faithful  record  of  all  proceedings  proper 
to  be  written;  shall  transmit  a  copy  of  the  same  to  the  Grand  Lodge  when 
required;  shall  keep  a  separate  account  for  each  member  of  the  Lodge;  shall 
report  at  the  regular  meetings  in  June  and  December  (preceding  St.  John's  Day), 
the  amounts  due  by  each;  shall  receive  all  moneys  due  the  Lodge,  and  pay  the 
same  to  the  Treasurer;  shall  forthwith  notify  the  Grand  Secretary  of  all  rejections, 
suspensions  and  expulsions  in  the  Lodge,  and  shall  perform  all  such  other  duties 
as  may  properly  appertain  to  his  office. 

Sec.  4.  He  shall  receive  such  compensation  for  his  services  as  the  Lodge 
may  direct. 

SeC.  5.  The  Tyler  in  addition  to  the  necessary  duties  of  his  office,  shall 
serve  all  notices  and  summonses,  and  perform  such  other  services  as  may  be 
required  of  him  by  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  6.  He  shall  receive  such  compensation  for  his  services  as  the  Lodge 
may  direct. 

Sec.  7.     The  Trustees  of  the  Lodge  shall  hold  and  take  title  to,  and  invest 

all  funds    of  the    Lodge    as    Trustees    of No. ,  they  shall    collect  all 

interest  due  the  Lodge  and  pay  the  same  over  to  the  Secretary,  and  they  shall 
examine  the  books,  vouchers,  etc.,  of  the  Treasurer  and  Secretary.  All  their 
operations  shall  be  subject  to  the  revision  of  the  Lodge,  and  they  shall  report  in 
writing  all  their  doings,  at  the  regular  meetings  preceding  St.  John's  Day,  in  June 
and  December  of  each  year. 

Sec.  8.  They  shall,  if  required  by  the  Lodge,  execute  a  good  and  sufficient 
bond  to  the  Worshipful  Master  for  the  faithful  performance  of  their  duties. 

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38  Uniform   Code  of  By-Laws 

ARTICLE  VI. 

Revenues. 

Section  i.     The  table  of  fees  for  this  Lodge  shall  be  as  follows:  For  the 

Degree  of  Entered  Apprentice,  $ ;  for  the  degree  of  Fellow  Craft,  $ ; 

for  the  degree  of  Master  Mason,  $ .     The  fee  for  each  degree    must    always 

accompany  the  petition. 

Sec.  2.  The  dues  of  each  member  of  the  Lodge  shall  be  $ per  an- 
num, payable  quarterly  in  advance. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

Committees. 

Section  i.  There  shall  be  three  standing  Committees  of  the  Lodge,  who 
shall  be  appointed  by  the  Worshipful  Master  immediately  after  his  installation, 
viz:  A  Committee  on  Charity;  a  Committee  on  Grievance;  an  Auditing  Committee. 

Sec.  2.  The  Committee  on  Charity  shall  consist  of  the  Worshipful  Master 
and  Wardens,  and  shall  have  the  power  to  draw  upon  the  Treasurer  any  sum  not 

exceeding  $ at  any  one  time,  for  the  relief  of  a  distressed  worthy  Brother, 

his  wife,  widow  or  orphans. 

Sec.  3.  The  Committee  on  Grievance  shall  consist  of  three  members  of  the 
Lodge,  of  which  the  Senior  Warden  shall  be  Chairman,  to  whom  all  differences 
between  Brethren  shall  be  referred.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Committee  to 
reconcile  Brethren  to  each  other,  if  ill  feeling  exist,  as  soon  as  the  same  shall 
come  to  their  knowledge. 

Sec.  4.  The  Auditing  Committee  shall  consist  of  three  members,  of  which 
the  Junior  Warden  shall  be  Chairman,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  examine  and 
audit  all  claims  presented  against  the  Lodge. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 
Trial  and  Punishment. 

Section  i.  The  Trial  Code,  adopted  by  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge 
of  Utah,  November  12th,  A.  D.  1874,  is  adopted  by  this  Lodge  and  shall  be  pub- 
lished with  these  By  Laws. 

ARTICLE  IX. 

Miscellaneous. 

Section  i.  Any  member  in  good  standing,  whose  dues  are  paid,  and  against 
whom  no  charges  are  pending,  may  withdraw  from  this  Lodge  at  any  time  by  giv- 
ing notice  of  his  intention  so  to  do  at  a  regular  meeting,  when  he  shall  be  entitled 
to  a  dimit  in  the  usual  form. 

Sec.  2.  Any  member  of  this  Lodge  being  twelve  months  in  arrears  for  dues 
and  residing  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah,  shall  be  notified 
by  the  Secretary  that  unless  within  thirty  days,  or  if  residing  without  the  juris- 
diction of  the  Grand  Lodge,  within  sixty  days  from  the  date  of  the  regular  meet- 
ing at  which  such  delinquency  shall  be  made  known  to  the  Lodge,  either  his  dues 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  39 

be  paid,  or  sickness  or  inability  to  pay  be  shown  as  the  cause  of  such  refusal  or 
neglect,  he  will  be  liable  to  suspension  from  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Ma- 
sonry. If  neither  of  the  foregoing  excuses  be  made,  he  may  at  the  first  regular 
meeting  after  the  expiration  of  the  specified  time,  be  declared  by  the  Master  to  be 
suspended,  unless  for  special  reasons  shown,  the  Lodge  shall  remit  his  dues  or 
grant  him  further  time  for  payment.  But  any  member  thus  suspended,  who  shall 
at  any  time  pay  the  arrearages  due  at  the  time  of  his  suspension,  or  who  shall 
have  such  arrearages  remitted  by  the  Lodge,  shall  be  declared  by  the  Master 
thereof  restored. 

Sec.  5.  Any  member  refusing  obedience  to  a  Lodge  summons  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  Masonic  discipline. 

Sec.  4.  When  a  candidate  for  affiliation  is  rejected,  or  a  Brother  repri- 
manded, suspended  or  expelled,  no  member  or  visitor  shall  reveal,  either  directly 
or  indirectly,  to  such  person  or  to  any  other,  any  transactions  which  may  have 
taken  place  on  the  subject;  nor  shall  any  proceeding  of  the  Lodge,  not  proper  to 
be  made  public,  be  disclosed  outside  thereof,  under  the  penalty  of  reprimand, 
suspension  or  expulsion,  as  the  Lodge  may  determine. 

Sec.  5.  No  member  of  this  Lodge  present  and  entitled  to  a  vote,  shall  be 
excused  from  that  duty,  save  by  unanimous  consent  of  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  6.  All  reports  of  Committees  must  be  reduced  to  writing.  The  first 
named  Brother  on  each  Committee  is  Chairman  of  the  same. 

Sec.  7.  Non-Affiliated  Masons  shall  not  be  allowed  to  visit  this  Lodge  more 
than  six  months  without  paying  regular  dues,  nor  shall  any  non-Affiliated  Mason 
be  entitled  to  any  of  the  privileges  of  contributing  members.* 

ARTICLE  X. 

Hulas  of  Order. 

Section  i.  The  regular  order  of  business  at  every  regular  meeting  of  this 
Lodge  shall  be  as  follows: 

1.  Reading  of  the  minutes. 

2.  Reports  of  Committees  on  Investigation. 

3.  Ballotings. 

4.  Reception  of  petitions. 

5.  Miscellaneous  and  Unfinished  Business. 

6.  Conferring  Degrees. 

ARTICLE  XL 

Amendments. 

Section  i.  Any  alteration  or  amendment  to  these  By-Laws  shall  be  pro- 
posed in  writing,  at  a  regular  meeting  of  the  Lodge,  and  lie  over  until  next  regular 
meeting,  when,  by  a  vote  of  two- thirds  of  the  members  present,  such  alterations 
or  amendments  may  be  adopted;  but  such  amendment  shall  have  no  effect  until 
approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge  or  the  Grand  Master  of  Utah 


*See  Standing  Resolution  No.  11. 


The  jIncieut  Charges  ofji  Freemason 


A.  D.  1717. 


EXTEAOTED   FEOM  THE   ANCIENT   EEC 
OEDS  OF  LODGES  THROUGH- 
OUT THE  WOELD. 


CHARGE  I. 

Concerning  God  and  Religion. 

A  Mason  is  obliged,  by  his  tenure,  to  obey  the  moral  law;  and  if  he  rightly 
understand  the  art,  he  will  never  be  a  stupid  atheist  nor  an  irreligious  libertine. 
He,  of  all  men,  should  best  understand  that  God  seeth  not  as  man  seeth;  for  man 
looketh  at  the  outward  appearance,  but  God  looketh  to  the  heart.  A  Mason  is, 
therefore,  particularly  bound  never  to  act  against  the  dictates  of  his  conscience. 
Let  a  man's  religion,  or  mode  of  worship,  be  what  it  may,  he  is  not  excluded  from 
the  Fraternity,  provided  he  believe  in  the  glorious  Architect  of  heaven  and  earth, 
and  practice  the  sacred  duties  of  morality.  Masons  unite  with  the  virtuous  of 
every  persuasion  in  the  firm  and  pleasing  bond  of  fraternal  love,  they  are  taught 
to  view  the  errors  of  mankind  with  compassion,  and  to  stiive,  by  the  purity  of 
their  own  conduct,  to  demonstrate  the  superior  excellence  of  the  faith  they  may 
profess.  Thus  Masonry  is  the  centre  of  union  between  good  men  and  true,  and 
the  happy  means  of  conciliating  friendship  among  those  who  must  otherwise  have 
remained  at  a  perpetual  distance. 

CHARGE  II. 

Of  the  Civil  Magistrate. 

A  Mason  is  a  peaceful  subject  to  the  civil  powers  wherever  he  resides  or 
or  works,  and  is  never  to  be  concerned  in  plots  and  conspiracies  against  the  peace 
and  welfare  of  the  nation,  nor  to  behave  himself  undutifully  to  inferior  magis- 
trates. He  is  cheerfully  to  conform  to  every  lawful  authority;  to  uphold  on  every 
occasion,  the  interests  of  the  community;  and  zealously  promote  the  prosperity  of 
his  own  country.  Masonry  has  ever  flourished  in  times  of  peace  and  been  always 
injured  by  war,  bloodshed  and  confusion;  so  that  kings  and  princes,  in  every  age 
have  been  much  disposed  to  encourage  the  craftsmen  on  account  of  their  peacea- 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  41 

bleness  and  loyalty,  whereby  they  practically  answer  the  cavils  of  their  adversa- 
ries and  promote  the  honor  of  the  Fraternity.  Craftsmen  are  bound  by  peculiar 
ties  to  promote  peace,  cultivate  harmony,  and  live  in  concord  and  brotherly  love 

CHARGE  III. 

Of  Lodges. 

A  Lodge  is  a  place  where  Freemasons  assemble  to  work  and  to  instruct  and 
improve  themselves  in  the  mysteries  of  their  ancient  science.  In  an  extended 
sense  it  applies  to  persons  as  well  as  to  place;  hence  every  regular  assembly  or 
duly  organized  meeting  of  Masons  is  called  a  Lodge.  Every  Brother  ought  to 
belong  to  some  Lodge  and  be  subject  to  its  By-Laws  and  the  general  regulations 
of  the  Craft.  A  Lodge  may  be  either  general  or  particular,  as  will  be  best  under- 
stood by  attending  it,  and  there  a  knowledge  of  the  established  usages  and 
customs  of  the  Craft  is  alone  to  be  acquired.  From  ancient  times  no  Master  or 
Fellow  could  be  absent  from  his  Lodge,  especially  when  warned  to  appear  at  it, 
without  incurring  a  severe  censure,  unless  it  appeared  to  the  Master  and  Wardens 
that  pure  necessity  hindered  him. 

The  persons  made  Masons  or  admitted  members  of  a  Lodge  must  be  good 
and  true  men,  free-born,  and  of  mature  and  discreet  age  and  sound  judgment,  no 
bondmen,  no  women,  no  immoral  and  scandalous  men,  but  of  good  report. 

CHARGE  IV. 

Of  Masters,   Wardens,  Fellows  and  Apprentices. 

All  preferment  among  Masons  is  grounded  upon  real  worth  and  personal 
merit  only,  that  so  the  Lord's  may  be  well  served,  the  Brethren  not  put  to  shame, 
nor  the  Royal  Craft  despised;  therefore  no  Master  or  Warden  is  chosen  by  seniority 
but  for  his  merit.  It  is  impossible  to  describe  these  things  in  writing,  and  there- 
fore every  Brother  must  attend  in  his  place,  and  learn  them  in  a  way  peculiar  to 
this  Fraternity.  Candidates  may,  nevertheless,  know  that  no  Master  should  take 
an  Apprentice,  unless  he  has  sufficient  employment  for  him;  and,  unless  he  be  a 
perfect  youth,  having  no  maim  or  defect  in  his  body,  that  may  render  him  incapa- 
ble of  learning  the  art,  of  serving  his  Master's  Lord,  and  of  being  made  a  Brother, 
and  then  a  Fellow-Craft  in  due  time,  after  he  has  served  such  a  term  of  years  as 
the  custom  of  the  country  directs;  and  that  he  should  be  descended  of  honest 
parents,  that  so,  when  otherwise  qualified,  he  may  arrive  at  the  honor  of  being 
the  Warden  and  then  the  Master  of  the  Lodge,  the  Grand  Warden,  and  at  length 
the  Grand  Master  of  all  the  Lodges,  according  to  his  merit. 

No  Brother  can  be  a  Warden  until  he  has  passed  the  part  of  a  Fellow-Craft, 
nor  a  Master  until  he  has  acted  as  a  Warden,  nor  Grand  Warden  until  he  has  been 
Master  of  a  Lodge,  nor  Grand  Master  until  he  has  been  a  Fellow-Craft  before  his 
election,  who  is  also  to  be  nobly  born,  or  a  gentleman  of  the  best  fashion,  or  some 
eminent  scholar,  or  some  curious  architect,  or  other  artist  descended  of  honest 
parents,  and  who  is  of  singularly  great  merit  in  the  opinion  of  the  Lodges. 
11 


42  Ancient  Charges, 

The  rulers  and  governors,  supreme  and  subordinate,  of  the  Ancient  Lodge, 
are  to  be  obeyed  in  their  respective  stations  by  all  the  Brethren,  according  to  the 
old  Charges  and  Regulations,  with  all  humility,  reverence,  love  and  alacrity. 

N.  B. — In  ancient  times,  no  Brother,  however  skilled  in  the  Craft,  was  called 
a  Master  Mason  until  he  had  been  elected  into  the  chair  of  a  Lodge. 

CHARGE   V. 

Of  the  Management  of  the  Craft  in  Working. 

All  Masons  shall  work  honestly  on  working  days  that  they  may  live  credita- 
bly on  holy  days;  and  the  time  appointed  by  the  law  of  the  land,  or  confirmed  by 
custom,  shall  be  observed. 

The  most  expert  of  the  Fellow  Craftsmen  shall  be  chosen  or  appointed  the 
Master,  or  overseer  of  the  Lord's  work,  who  is  to  be  called  Master  by  those  who 
work  under  him.  The  Craftsmen  are  to  avoid  all  ill  language,  and  to  call  each 
other  by  no  disobliging  name,  but  Brother  or  Fellow,  and  to  behave  themselves 
courteously  within  and  without  the  Lodge. 

The  Master,  knowing  himself  to  be  able  of  cunning,  shall  undertake  the 
Lord's  work  as  reasonably  as  possible,  and  truly  dispend  his  goods  as  if  they 
were  his  own;  nor  to  give  more  wages  to  any  Brother  or  Apprentice  than  he  may 
really  deserve. 

Both  the  Master  and  the  Masons  receiving  their  wages  justly,  shall  be  faith- 
ful to  the  Lord,  and  honestly  finish  their  work,  whether  task  or  journey,  nor  put 
the  work  to  task  that  hath  been  accustomed  to  journey. 

None  shall  discover  envy  at  the  prosperity  of  a  Brother,  nor  supplant  him,  or 
put  him  out  of  his  work,  if  he  be  capable  to  finish  the  same,  for  no  man  can 
finish  another's  work  so  much  to  the  Lord's  profit,  unless  he  be  thoroughly 
acquainted  with  the  designs  and  draughts  of  him  that  began  it. 

When  a  Fellow-Craftsman  is  chosen  Warden  of  the  work  under  the  Master, 
he  shall  be  true  both  to  the  Master  and  Fellows,  shall  carefully  oversee  the  work 
in  the  Master's  absence,  to  the  Lord's  profit,  and  his  Brethren  shall  obey  him. 

All  Masons  employed  shall  meekly  receive  their  wages  without  murmuring  or 
mutiny,  and  not  desert  the  Master  till  the  work  be  finished. 

A  younger  Brother  shall  be  instructed  in  working  to  prevent  spoiling  the 
materials  for  want  of  judgment,  and  for  increasing  and  continuing  of  brotherly 
love. 

All  the  tools  used  in  working  shall  be  approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

No  laborer  shall  be  employed  in  the  proper  work  of  Masonry,  nor  shall  Free- 
masons work  with  those  that  are  not  free,  without  an  urgent  necessity;  nor  shall 
they  teach  laborers  and  unaccepted  Masons,  as  they  should  teach  a  Brother  or 
Fellow. 

CHARGE  VI. 

Of  Behavior,  viz :  1 — In  the  Lodge  while  Constituted. 

You  are  not  to  hold  private  Committees  or  separate  conversation,  without 
leave  from  the  Master,  nor  to   talk  of  anything  impertinently  or  unseemly,    nor 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  43 

interrupt  the  Master  or  Wardens,  or  any  Brother  speaking  to  the  Master,  nor 
behave  yourself  ludicrously  or  jestingly  while  the  Lodge  is  engaged  in  what  is 
serious  and  solemn;  nor  use  any  unbecoming  language  upon  any  pretense  whatso- 
ever, but  to  pay  due  reverence  to  your  Master,  Wardens  and  Fellows,  and  put 
them  to  Worship. 

If  any  complaint  be  brought,  the  Brother  found  guilty  shall  stand  to  the 
award  and  determination  of  the  Lodge,  who  are  the  proper  and  competent  judges 
of  all  such  controversies  (unless  you  carry  them  by  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge), 
and  to  whom  they  ought  to  be  referred,  unless  a  Lord's  work  be  hindered  the 
meanwhile,  in  which  case  a  particular  reference  maybe  made;  but  you  must 
never  go  to  law  about  what  concerneth  Masonry,  without  an  absolute  necessity 
apparent  to  the  Lodge. 

2 — Behavior  after  the  Lodge  is  over  and  the  Brethren  not  Gone. 

You  may  enjoy  yourselves  with  innocent  mirth,  treating  one  another  accord- 
ing to  ability,  but  avoiding  all  excess,  or  forcing  any  Brother  to  eat  or  drink 
beyond  his  inclination,  or  hindering  him  from  going  when  his  occasions  call  him, 
or  doing  or  saying  anything  offensive,  or  that  may  forbid  an  easy  and  free  conver- 
sation, for  that  would  blast  our  harmony  and  defeat  our  laudable  purposes. 
Therefore  no  private  piques  or  quarrels  must  be  brought  within  the  door  of  the 
Lodge,  far  less  any  quarrels  about  religion  or  nations  or  State  policy,  we  being 
only  as  Masons  of  the  universal  religion  above  mentioned,  we  are  also  of  all 
nations,  tongues,  kindreds  and  languages,  and  are  resolved  against  all  politics,  as 
what  never  yet  conduced  to  the  welfare  of  the  Lodge  nor  ever  will.  . 

3— Behavior  whin  Brethren  Meet  without  Strangers^  but  not  in  a  Lodge  Formed. 

You  are  to  salute  one  another  in  a  courteous  manner,  as  you  will  be  instructed, 
calling  each  other  Brother,  freely  giving  mutual  instructoin  as  shall  be  thought 
expedient,  without  being  overseen  or  overheard,  and  without  encroaching  upon 
each  other  or  derogating  from  that  respect  which  is  due  to  any  Brother,  were  he 
not  a  Mason,  for  though  all  Masons  are  as  Brethren  upon  the  same  level,  yet 
Masonry  takes  no  honor  from  a  man  that  he  had  before;  nay,  rather  it  adds  to 
his  honor,  especially  if  he  has  deserved  well  of  the  Brotherhood,  who  must  give 
honor  to  whom  it  is  due  and  avoid  ill  manners. 

4— Behavior  in  Presence  of  Strangers  not  Masons,      j 

You  should  be  cautious  in  your  words  and  carriage,  that  the  most  penetrat- 
ing stranger  shall  not  be  able  to  discover  or  find  out  what  is  not  proper  to  be  inti- 
mated; and  sometimes  you  shall  divert  a  discourse,  and  manage  it  prudently  for 
the  honor  of  the  worshipful  Fraternity. 

5— Behavior  at  Homi  and  in  Tour  Neighborhood. 

You  are  to  act  as  becomes  a  moral  and  wise  man,  particularly  not  to  let  your 
family,  friends  and  neighbors  know  the  concerns  of  the   Lodge,  etc.,  but  wisely 


44  Ancient  Charges, 

to  consult  your  own  honor,  and  that  of  your  Ancient  Brotherhood,  for  reasons  not 
to  be  mentioned  here.  You  must  also  consult  your  health  by  not  continuing 
together  too  late  or  too  long  from  home  after  Lodge  hours  are  past,  and  by 
avoiding  of  gluttony  or  drunkenness,  that  your  families  be  noi  neglected  or  injured 
nor  you  disabled  from  working. 

6 — Behavior  toward  a  Strange  Brother. 

You  are  cautiously  to  examine  him  in  such  a  method  as  prudence  shall  direct 
you,  that  you  may  not  be  imposed  upon  by  an  ignorant,  false  pretender,  whom 
you  are  to  reject  with  contempt  and  derision,  and  beware  of  giving  him  any  hints 
of  knowledge. 

But  if  you  discover  him  to  be  a  true  and  genuine  Brother,  you  are  to  respect 
him  accordingly,  and  if  he  is  in  want  you  must  relieve  him  if  you  can,  or  else 
direct  him  how  he  may  be  relieved.  You  must  employ  him  some  days  or  else 
recommend  him  to  be  employed.  But  you  are  not  charged  to  do  beyond  your 
ability,  only  to  prefer  a  poor  Brother  that  is  a  good  man  and  true,  before  any 
other  people  in  the  same  circumstances. 

Finally,  all  these  charges  you  are  to  observe,  and  also  those  that  shall  be 
communicated  to  you  in  another  way,  cultivating  brotherly  love,  the  foundation 
and  cap-stone,  the  cement  and  glory  of  this  Ancient  Fraternity,  avoiding  all 
wrangling  and  quarreling,  all  slander  and  backbiting,  nor  permitting  others  to 
slander  any  honest  Brother  but  defending  his  character  and  doing  him  all  good 
offices,  as  far  as  is  consistent  with  your  honor  and  safety  and  no  farther.  And 
if  any  of  them  do  you  injury,  you  must  apply  to  your  own  or  his  Lodge  and 
from  thence  you  may  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the  Annual  Communication, 
as  has  been  the  ancient,  laudable  conduct  of  our  forefathers  in  every  nation; 
never  taking  a  legal  course  but  when  the  case  cannot  be  otherwise  decided,  and 
patiently  listen  to  the  honest  and  friendly  advice  of  Master  and  Fellows,  when 
they  would  prevent  your  going  to  law  with  strangers  or  would  advise  you  to  put  a 
speedy  period  to  all  lawsuits,  that  so  you  may  find  the  affair  of  Masonry  with  the 
more  alacrity  and  success;  but  with  respect  to  Brothers  or  Fellows  at  law,  the 
Master  and  Brethren  should  kindly  offer  their  mediation,  which  ought  to  be  thank- 
fully submitted  to  by  the  contending  Brethren;  and  if  that  submission  is  imprac- 
ticable, they  must,  however,  carry  on  their  process  or  lawsuit,  without  wrath  or 
rancor  (not  in  the  common  way),  saying  or  doing  nothing  which  may  hinder 
brotherly  love  and  good  offices  to  be  renewed  and  continued,  that  all  may  see  the 
benign  influence  of  Masonry,  as  all  true  Masons  have  done  from  the  beginning  of 
the  world  and  will  do  to  the  end  of  time. 

Amen,  so  mote  it  be. 


ANCIENT  LANDMARKS. 


(From  Bro.  John  W.  Simon*1  '-Principles  of  Masonic  Jurisprudence.'1) 

1.  A  belief  in  the  existence  of  a  Supreme  Being,  and  in  the  immortality  of 
the  soul. 

2.  That  the  moral  law,  which  inculcates,  among  other  things,  charity  and 
probity,  industry  and  sobriety,  is  the  rule  and  guide  of  every  Mason. 

3.  Respect  for,  and  obedience  to  the  civil  law  of  the  country,  and  the 
Masonic  Regulations  of  the  jurisdiction  where  a  Mason  may  reside. 

4.  That  new-made  Masons  must  be  free-born,  of  lawful  age  and  hale  and 
sound  at  the  time  of  making. 

5.  The  modes  of  recognition,  and  generally  the  rites  and  ceremonies  of  the 
three  Degrees  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry. 

6.  That  no  appeal  can  be  taken  to  the  Lodge,  from  the  decision  of  the 
Master,  or  the  Warden  occupying  the  Chair  in  his  absence. 

7.  That  no  one  can  be  the  Master  of  a  warranted  Lodge  till  he  has  been 
installed,  and  served  one  year  as  Warden. 

8.  That  when  a  man  becomes  a  Mason,  he  not  only  acquires  membership  in 
the  particular  Lodge  that  admits  him,  but  in  a  general  sense  he  becomes  one  of 
the  whole  Masonic  Family,  and  hence  he  has  a  right  to  visit  Masonically  every 
regular  Lodge,  except  when  such  visit  is  likely  to  disturb  the  harmony  or  interrupt 
the  working  of  the  Lodge  he  proposes  to  visit. 

9.  The  prerogative  of  the  Grand  Master  to  preside  over  every  assembly  of 
the  Craft  within  his  jurisdiction,  to  make  Masons  at  sight  in  a  regular  Lodge  and 
to  grant  Dispensations  for  the  formation  of  new  Lodges. 

10.  That  no  one  can  be  made  a  Mason,  save  in  a  regular  Lodge,  duly  con- 
vened, after  petition,  and  acceptance  by  unanimous  ballot,  except  when  made  at 
sight  by  the  Grand  Master. 

11.  That  the  ballot  for  candidates  is  strictly  and  inviolably  secret. 

12.  That  a  Lodge  cannot  try  its  Master. 

13.  That  every  Mason  is  amenable  to  the  Laws  and  Regulations  of  the 
jurisdiction  in  which  he  resides,  even  though  he  be  a  member  of  a  particular 
Lodge  in  some  other  jurisdiction. 

14.  The  right  of  the  Craft  at  large  to  be  represented  in  Grand  Lodge,  and 
to  instruct  their  representatives. 

15.  The  general  aim  and  form  of  the  society,  as  handed  down  to  us  by  the 
fathers,  to  be  by  us  preserved  inviolate  and  transmitted  to  our  successors  forever* 


12 


Form  of  Records  for  Constituent  Lodges. 


(Notes:  Head  with  "Regular"  or  "Special"  Meeting,  as  the 
case  may  be. —  Lodge  Meetings  are  in  the  Standard  By-Laws  called 
"Meetings,"  those  of  the  Grand  Lodge  "Communications." 

The  Grand  Master  opens  a  Lodge  in  ample  form,  his  Deputy  in 
due  form,  a  Worshipful  Master  in  form. 

If  during  the  Meeting  the  Grand  Master  or  an  elective  Grand  or 
an  elective  Past  Grand  Officer  from  a  sister  Grand  Jurisdiction,  or  a 
distinguished  Mason  from  abroad  visits  the  Lodge,  state  the  particu- 
lars of  his  reception  and  the  addresses  delivered  on  the  occasion,  &c.) 

Hall  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.    I 

Argenta, ,  A.  D.  18 — .    [ 

Regular  meeting. 

PRESENT: 
Bro.  A.  B..  Worshipful  Master;       Bro.  N.  O.,  Marshal; 
Bro.  C.  D.,  Senior  Warden;  Bro.  P.  Q.,  Senior  Deacon; 

Bro.  E.  F.,  Junior  Warden;  Bro.  R.  S.,  Junior  Deacon; 

Bro.  G.  H.,  Treasurer;  Bro.  T.  U.,   Senior  Steward; 

Bro.  I.  K.,  Secretary;  Bro.  V.  W.,  Junior  S.eward; 

Bro.  L.  M.,  Chaplain;  Bro.  X.  Y.,  Tyler. 

Members  and  visiting  Brethren  as  per  Tyler's  Register. 
The  Lodge  opened  at  8    o'clock,  p.  m.,  in   the    Master   Mason's 
Degree  in  Form. 

Minutes       read  ^he  mmutes  of  the   last  regular  meeting,  held ,  and  sub- 

signed.  and  ~e(3uent  intervening  meetings,  held ,  and ,  were  read  by  the 

Secretary,  and  being  found  correct,  were  approved  and  signed  by  the 
Worshipful  Master.  (If  corrected  by  the  Master  or  any  member, 
state  it.) 

The  Investigating  Committees  on  the  petitions  of  Mr.  A.  B.  for 
tigatlng Commit  the  three    Degrees,  and  of  Bro.  C.  D.  for  affiliation,  each  severally, 
reported  favorable. 

The  Investigating  Committee  on  the  petition  of  Mr.  E.  F.  re- 
ported not  favorable. 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  47 

The  reports  were  severally  received    and    the    Committees    dis- 
charged. 

The  ballots  were  then  spread  separately  on  the  petition  of  Bro.  Ballots.— Bro.  C. 
C.  D.  for  affiliation  and  of  Messrs.  A.  B.  and  E.  F.  for  the  degrees.    SeSd^Mr. ft 

Bro.  C.  D.  and  Mr.  A.  B.  were  declared  duly  elected  and  Mr.  E.  *•  rejected. 
F.  rejected. 

The  Worshipful    Master  instructed  the  Secretary  to  notify   the  To  notify  Grand 
Grand  Secretary  of  the  above  rejection,  and  to  inform  Mr.  E.  F.  of  tariff ees.an 
:he  action  of  the  Lodge  and  return  to  him  the  initiation  fee. 

A  petition  for  affiliation,  recommended  by  Bros.  A.  B.  and  C.  D. 

v  J  .  deception  of  Pe- 

was  received  from  Bro.  E.  F.     On  motion  the  petition  was  received  titions.  Bro.E.  F. 

.  for  affiliation, 

and  referred  to  Bros.  G.  H.,  I.  K,  and  L.  M.for  investigation. 

A  petition  for  the   three  Degrees,  recommended  by  Bros.  N.  O. 

and  P.  Q.,  accompanied  with  the  initiation  fee  of  fifty  dollars,  was  re-  JS^JIL^1316 

ceived    from    Mr.  R.  S.     On    motion    the  petition  was  received  and 

referred  to  Bros.  T.  U.,  V.  W.  and  X.  Y.  for  investigation. 

Miscellaneous 
The   Secretary  read  an  official    communication    from   the    Most  and^unflnished 

Worshipful  A.  B.,  Grand  Master  of  Masons  in  Utah,  in  words  as  fol-  Communieation 

lows:— (Copy  communication.)  from  Grand  Mas- 

(All  official  communications  emanating   from  the  Grand  Lodge 

or  the  Grand  Master  must  be  spread  on  the  minutes  in  full,  also  the 

action  of  the  Lodge  thereon.) 

The  Secretary  then  read  the  quarterly  report  of  the  Grand   Sec- 

.    .  ,    ,  fc    -  Quarterly  Report 

retary,  and  was  instructed  to  spread  the  names  of  those  rejected,  etc.  of  Grand  Se.cre- 

during  the  past  quarter,  in  the   "Black  Book,"  and  file  the  commu-  A1J  iea  '* 

nication  in  the  archives  of  the  Lodge. 

Bro.  C.  D  ,  elected  this    evening,  entered  the   Lodge,  was   wel- 

b  .        ' "   '  Bro.  C.  D.  signs 

corned    by    the    Worshipful    Master  and    signed    tne   By-Laws   as  a  By-Laws. 

member. 

A  bill  from  Messrs.  John  Doe  &  Co.,  to  the  amount  of  $11.50, 
for  stationery,  having   been    examined  by  the    Auditing    Committee  Stationery  ill. 50. 
and  found  correct,   was,  on   moiion,  ordered  paid.     (Here  insert  all 
other  reports  from  regular  or  special  Committees.) 

Bro.  X.  Y.  presented  his  monthly  bill  as  Tyler  of  this    Lodge, 
amounting  to  $17,   which  was,  on  motion,  referred  to  the  Auditing  Jerked8  to  AudU- 
Committee  for  examination  and  approval.     (Here  insert    all   other  ing Committee, 
bills  presented  and  state  how  they  were  disposed  of.) 

Bro.  A.  B.  offered  the  following  amendment  to  section — of  Art. 
— ,    of  the  By-Laws,   which    the  Worshipful  Master  ordered  to  be  £™f£*£ent    t0 
spread  on  the  minutes  in  full,  and  in  accordance  with  Sec.  I  of  Art. 
XI  to  lay  over  till  the  next  regular  meeting.     (Here  copy  the  amend- 
ment.) 


48  Form  of  Records  for  Constituent  Lodges 

Resolution  offer-  The  following  resolution  was   offered  by  Bro.  C.  D.     (Copy  res- 

ed  relative  to.  '     olution  in   full.) 

After    some    time  spent  in  consideration  of  the  reslution,    the 
whole  subject  was,  on  motion,  laid  on  the  table  until  the  next  regu- 
lar meeting  (or  such  other  action  as  was  really  had.) 
?ehdra'aiiiat]Bro  Br0,  E*  F"'  Junior  Warden,  presented  the  following  charges  and 

L- M-  specifications:   (Copy  charges  and  specifications  in  full.) 

The  Worshipful  Master  ordered  the  Secretary  to  issue  summonses 

Order    given  to  for  all  members  residing  in  this  city  to    be  present  at  the  next  regu- 

summon     mem-  .  t         ,  .     ,.._,.     . 

bers.  lar  meeting,  for    the    purpose    of  electing    six  Commissioners  to  try 

the  charges  in  accordance  with  the  Trial  Code    of  our   Grand    Juris- 

diction. 

Hall  Committee  The  report  of  the  Hall  Commistee  laid  on  the  table  at  the   last 

report  adopted. 

regular  meeting  was  taken  up,  and  after  a  full  discussion,  on  motion, 

adopted. 

The    amendment    to    Sec.-—   of   Art. — of  the    By-Laws    of  this 

to^Sec™—  irt6—  LodSe  as  offered  by  Bro.  L.  M.  at  the  regular  meeting  was  taken  up, 

ado^tedaWS  anc*  trioroughly  discussed.     The  vote  being  counted  and  twenty-one 

out  of  thirty  members  present  having  voted  in  the  affirmative,  the 
Worshipful  Master  declared  the  amendment  adopted  as  a  part  of  the 
By-Laws  of  this  Lodge.  The  Secretary  was  instructed  to  transmit  a 
copy  of  the  amendment  to  the  Grand  Secretary  for  the  approval  of 
the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master.  (Note:  All  amendments  to  By- 
Laws  must  be  approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge  or  Grand  Master  before 
they  become  law  and  the  approval  must  appear  in  the  minutes.) 
.  (Under  the  head  of  "Miscellaneous  and  Unfinished    Busiuess" 

many  other  matters  may  come  before  the  Lodge,  all  of  which  should 
here  be  inserted.) 

By  order  of  the  Worshipful   Master  labor  in  the  Master  Mason's 
Degree  was  suspended,  and  a  Lodge  of  Fellow-Craft  Masons  opened 

Bro.  L.  M.  exam-  [n  ijeu  thereof.  Bro.  L.  M.  was  then  examined  as  to  his  proficiency 
in  this  Degree  after  which  the  Lodge  closed  in  the  Fellow-Craft 
Degree  and  resumed  labor  in  the  Master  Mason's  Degree. 

Bro.  L.  M.raised.  The  L°clge  being  satisfied  with  the  examination,  and  Bro.  L.  M. 

being  in  attendance,  he  was  duly  prepared,  introduced  and  raised  to 
the  Degree  of  a  Master  Mason,  according  to  the  ancient  custom, 
received  the  lectures  and  charges  thereto  belonging,  signed  the  By- 
Laws  of  the  Lodge  and  was  welcomed  by  the  Worshipful  Master  as 
a  member  thereof. 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  49 

The  following  are  the  receipts  since    the  last  regular  meeting 
and  of  this  evening: 

Trustees'  interest, —  .  $17  50 

Bro.  L.  M.,  Master  Mason's  Degree, 10 

Bro.  A.  B.,  dues, ."....  6                     Receipts  of  mon- 

Bro.  C.  D.,  dues, 12                    e^ 

Mr.  R.  S.,  Initiation  fee 50 

Total, $95  50 

Which  sum  was  paid  to  the  Treasurer  and  his  receipt  taken. 
There  being  no  further  business,  the  Lodge  closed  at  10  o'clock 
r.  m.,  inform;  peace  and  harmony  prevailing. 

A.  B.,   Worshipful  Master. 
I.  K.,  Secretary. 


(Notes:  When  a  special  meeting  is  called  for  the  purpose  of 
conferring  Degrees,  the  Master  should,  after  opening  the  Lodge, 
state  the  object  of  the  meeting,  and  the  following  rules  should  be 
observed  and  accordingly  entered  by  the  Secretary  in  the  minutes  of 
the  evening: 

The  vote  on  the  proficiency  is  taken  in  the  Degree  the  candidate 
is  about  to  receive,  in  all  other  matters  the  Secretary  may  be  guided 
by  the  instruction  given  for  raising  in  regular  meeting.) 

When  called  for  the  purpose  of  conferring  the  Entered  Appren- 
tice Degree,  the  Lodge  will  be  opened,  do  the  work  and  close  in 
that  Degree. 

When  a  Lodge  is  called  for  the  purpose  of  conferring  the  Fellow- 
Craft  Degree,  it  shall  be  opened  in  that  Degree,  suspend  labor  and 
open  in  the  Entered  Apprentice  Degree  for  examination,  when  con- 
cluded, close  in  that  Degree,  resume  labor  in  the  Fellow-Craft 
Degree,  do  the  work,  and  close  in  that  Degree. 

When  a  Lodge  is  called  for  the  purpose  of  conferring  the  Master 
Mason's  Degree,  it  shall  be  opened  in  that  Degree,  suspend  labor 
and  open  in  the  Fellow-Craft  Degree  for  examination,  when  concluded 
close  in  that  Degree,  resume  labor  in  the  Master  Mason's  Degree,  do 
the  work,  and  close  in  that  Degree. 


13 


Form  ofTrial  Records  for  Constituent  Lodges. 


ABSTRACT  OF  THE  RECORDS  OF    THE    TRIAL    OF  JOHN  DOE  FOR 
UN-MASONIC  (OR  GROSS  UN-MASONIC)  CONDUCT. 


Hall  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  | 
Argenta,  A.  D.  18 — .  \ 
Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 
vs. 
John  Doe. 

At  a  regular  meeting  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  held  at  its  Hall,  in  the  city 
of  Argenta,  March  3d,  1879,  the  following  charges  were  presented,  viz: 

(Here  insert  the  exact  copy  of  the  charges  and  specifications  commencing 
with,  "A  true  copy — "). 

The  Worshipful  Master  ordered  the  charge  and  specifications  spread  on  the 
minutes  in  full  and  instructed  the  Secretary  to  issue  summonses  for  the  members 
of  the  Lodge,  residing  in  this  city,  to  be  in  attendance  at  the  next  regular 
meeting. 

The  following  is  a  true  copy  of  that  portion  of  the  minutes  of  a  regular 
meeting  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  held  April  4th,  1879,  referring  to  the  arraign- 
ment of  Bro.  John  Doe. 

"The  Worshipful  Master  ordered  the  names  of  members  present  to  be  called 
and  recorded. — There  were  twenty-seven  in  attendance. — He  then  directed  the 
Secretary  to  read  the  charge  and  specifications  against  Bro.  John  Doe,  and  after 
reading  Rule  I  of  Section  2,  of  the  Trial  Code,  ordered  an  election  for  six  Com- 
missioners with  the  following  result:  Bros.  A.  B.,  C.  D.,  E.  F.,  G.  H.,  I.  J.  and 
K.  L." 

The  Worshipful  Master  instructed  the  Secretary  to  present  a  certified  copy  of 
the  charge  and  specifications  to  the  accused  (if  his  place  of  residence  is  unknown, 
a  copy  of  the  charge  and  specifications  should  be  sent  to  his  last  known  Post 
Office  address),  and  to  notify  him  and  all  other  parties  interested  in  the  trial, 
that  the  trial  would  be  held  in  our  Hall,  on  the  6th  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1879,  at 
7:30  o'clock,  P.  M. 

(If  the  Worshipful  Master  should  appoint  a  counsel  for  the  accused  or  an 
assistant  to  the  prosecuting  Officer,  insert  it  here.) 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  5 1 

THE  TRIAL. 

Hall  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F,  &  A.  M.    J 
Argenta,  May  6th,  1879.    i 

The  Commissioners  elected  at  a  regular  meeting  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50, 
held  April  4th,  to  try  the  charges  against  Bro.  John  Doe  assembled  this  day,  at 
7:30  o'clock  P.  M. 

The  Worshipful  Master  ordered  the  roll  to  be  called,  and  the  following  Breth- 
ren were  found  present:  Bro.  M.  N.,  Worshipful  Master;  Bro.  O.  P.,  Secretary;  Bro. 
Q.  R.,  Junior  Warden,  as  Prosecuting  Attorney;  Bro.  John  Doe,  Defendant; 
Bro.  S.  T.,  Counsel  for  the  Defense;  Bros.  A.  B.;  C.  D.;  E.  F.;  G.  H.;  I.  J.; 
K.  L.;  Commissioners. 

(If  the  defendant  is  not  present,  and  the  trial  held  ex  parte,  it  should  be  here 
stated,  and  in  that  case,  the  first  witness,  after  calling  the  meeting  to  order, should 
be  the  Secretary,  who  should  testify  that  he  had  forwarded  a  copy  of  the  charges 
and  notice  of  time  of  trial  to  the  last  known  Post  Office  address  of  Bro.  John  Doe; 
and  that  the  document  had  been  returned  by  the  Postmaster,  or  any  other  facts.) 

The  Worshipful  Master  called  the  meeting  to  order  and  directed  the  Secretary 
to  read  the  charges. 

The  accused  pleaded  not  guilty  (or  guilty,  as  the  case  may  be.) 

Bro.  Q.  R.,  Junior  Warden,  introduced  as  witnesses,  Messrs.  U.  V.  and  W.  X., 
who,  before  giving  their  testimony  were  sworn  before  Mr.  Y.  Z.,  a  Notary  Public, 
of  ihe  county  of ,  Territory  of  Utah. 

The  next  witness,  Bro.  B.  A.  testified  on  his  honor  as  a  Master  Mason,  as 
follows: 

(All  evidence,  as  taken  down,  by  questions  and  answers,  should  be  given  as 
near  as  possible  in  full.) 

(If  cross-examined  by  counsel  for  defense,  or  any  other  party  interested  in  the 
trial,  insert  it  here.) 

The  prosecution  then  rested,  and  Bro.  B.  C.  testified  for  the  defense  as  follows: 
(Insert  evidence  as  above.) 

The  examination  of  witnesses  here  closed  and  the  case  was  referred  to  the 
Commissioners  with  (or  without)  argument  by  either  counsel.  (State  main  points 
of  arguments,  if  made.) 

The  Worshipful  Master  called  the  attention  of  the  Commissioners  to  the 
Trial  Code,  and  read  Rule  7  of  Section  2,  and  all  retired,  save  the  Commissioners. 

The  following  is  a  true  copy  of  that  portion  of  the  Records  of  Aurum  Lodge, 
No.  50,  referring  to  the  arraignment  of  John  Doe,  held  at  its  Hall,  June  7th,  1879. 

The  Worshipful  Master  opened  the  envelope  containing  the  findings  of  the 
Commissioners  in  the  case  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  vs.  John  Doe, 
and  ordered  the  Secretary  to  read  the  same,  which  is  as  follows: 


52  Form  of  Trial  Records  for  Constituent  Lodges 

A  true  copy: 

"Hall  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F.  &A.  M., 
Argenta,  June  7th,  A.  D.  1879. 
To  the  Worshipful  Master,   Wardens  and  Members  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F. 

&  A.  Ma 

Sirs  and  Brothers:  We,  the  undersigned  Commissioners,  elected  at  a  regu- 
lar meeting  of  this  Lodge,  held  April  4th,  A.  D.  1879,  to  try  the  charges  against 
Bro.  John  Doe,  for  gross  un-Masonic  conduct,  beg  leave  to  report,  that  we  have 
complied  with  the  duties  assigned  us,  and  after  due  trial  and  full  consideration  of 
the  evidence  submitted  and  action  on  our  part  as  prescribed  in  Rule  7,  of  Section 
2,  of  the  Trial  Code,  we  do  find  the  said  Bro.  John  Doe,  guilty  of  the  offense  he 
is  charged  with,  and  have  voted  that  he  be  expelled  from  all  the  rights  and  privi- 
leges of  Freemasonry  (or  reprimanded  or  suspended  for  a  definite  or  indefinite 
period,  as  the  case  may  be). 

[Signed.]  Here  follow  the  names  of  the  six  Commissioners. 

The  Worshipful  Master  ordered  the  Secretary  to  spread  the  findings  of  the 
Commissioners  in  full,  in  the  minutes  of  this  meeting,  and  record  it  as  the  judg- 
ment of  the  Lodge." 

Bro.  John  Doe  being  present,  the  Worshipful  Master  pronounced  him  expelled, 
whereupon  he  notified  the  Lodge  that  he  would  appeal  to  the  Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Lodge  of  Utah,  at  its  next  Annual  Communication. 

A  true  copy  of  the  Appeal. 
"To  the  Worshipful  Master  of  Auru?n  Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F.  &*  A.  M.: 

Dear  Sir  and  Worshipful  Brother:  Take  notice,  that  I  intend  to  appeal 
from  the  action  (or  decision), rf>f  your  Lodge,  in  the  matter  of  the  charges  pre- 
ferred against  me  by  Bro.  Q.  R.,  Junior  Warden,  whereby  I  was  convicted  of 
said  charges  and  sentence  of  expulsion  passed  against  me  (or  set  forth  any  other 
decision  from  which  appeal  is  taken),  and  you  are  hereby  requested  to  make  out 
and  forward  to  the  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah, 
certified  copies  of  all  papers,  proofs,  records  and  proceedings  pertaining  to  said 
matter,  preparatory  to  the  trial  of  said  appeal  at  the  next  Annual  Communication, 
of  the  said  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah. 

Dated,  Argenta,  June  7th,  1879.  JOHN  DOE. 

Note: — A  copy  of  the  Appeal  to  Grand  Lodge  must  also  accompany  the  Abstract. 


I,    O.    P.,  Secretary  of  Aurum    Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F.  &  A.   M.,   do   hereby 

certify  that  the  foregoing  contains  a  true  and  full  transcript  of  the  proceedings  of 

said  Lodge,  in  the  trial  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F.  &  .A  M.,  vs.  John  Doe. 

In  Testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  affixed 

m > #  the  Seal  of  our   Lodge,  this    the day  of ,  A.  D. 

J    seal   j-  l879-  Q    p;  Secretary:, 

*  -_,-  f  ,_■* 

Note.    The  above  form  may  have  to  be  altered  in  many  instances,  but  nevertheless  may 
be  considered  a  guide  for  Secretaries  in  preparing  and  making  out  transcripts  of  trial  records. 


Form  of  Charges  for  Constituent  Lodges. 


To  the    Worshipful  Master,     Wardens    and  Brethren  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.     50, 

Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons: 

Bro.  John  Doe,  a  Master  Mason  (or  F.  C.  or  E.  A.),  of  (here  state  the  resi. 
dence,  membership,  affiliation,  non-affiliation  or  other  Masonic  standing  of  the 
accused),  is  hereby  charged  with  un-Masonic  (or  gross  un-Masonic),  conduct  in 
this,  to  wit: 

Specification    i: — That    the  said  John  Doe  on    the day    of ,  A.  D. 

18 — ,  at  the  town  (village  orcity)  of ,  in  the  county  of- ,  Utah,  did  violently 

assault  and  strike  Bro.  A.  B. 

Specification  2: — That  the  said  John  Doe,  on  the  day  and  at  the  place 
aforesaid,  did  speak  and  use  toward  the  said  Bro.  A.  B.  the  following  scandalous 
and  insulting  language,  to  wit:     (Here  set  out  the  words  used.) 

Specification  3: — That  the  said  John  Doe,  on  the  day  and  at  the  place 
aforesaid,  did,  in  presence  and  hearing  of  several  persons,  speak  and  utter,  of  and 
concerning  the  said  Bro.  A.  B.,  the  following  slanderous  and  malicious  words,  to 
wit:     (Here  set  out  the  words.) 

All  of  which  acts  of  the  said  John  Doe  were  in  violation  of  his  duties  and 
obligations  as  a  Mason,  and  to  the  injury  of  the  said  A.  B.,  as  well  as  to  the  scan- 
dal and  disgrace  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity;  wherefore  it  is  demanded  that  the 
said  John  Doe  be  put  upon  trial  therefor,  and  dealt  with  according  to  Masonic 
law  and  usage. 

Dated,  ,  A.  D.  18—,  C.  D.  Junior  Warden. 

(It  is  made  the  especial  duty  of  the  Junior  Warden,  in  the  absence  of  other 
accusers,  to  prefer  all  charges  for  offenses  committed  when  the  Lodge  is  not  at 
labor;  but  the  neglect  or  refusal  of  the  Junior  Warden  to  perform  such  duty  shall 
not  prevent  any  other  Brother  from  preferring  and  prosecuting  any  charge  of  un- 
Masonic  conduct  which  may  come  to  his  knowledge.) 

(All  names  should  be  written  in  full,  if  known.  Specifications  should  be 
added  for  each  separate  state  of  facts  constituting  a  Masonic  offense,  with  reason- 
able certainty  as  to  time,  place  and  other  particulars.) 

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54  Form  of  Charges  for  Constituent  Lodges 

FORM    OF    SPECIFICATION    FOR   DRUNKENNESS. 

1.  That  the  said  John  Doe,  on  the day  of ,   A.   D.  18 — ,   at ,  in 

the  county  of ,  Utah,  was  in  a  state  of  gross  intoxication,  from  the  iniemperate 

use  of  intoxicating  and  spirituous  liquors. 

2.  That  the  said  John  Doe,    on   the day  of ,  A.  D.  18 — ,  at ,  in 

the    county   of ,   Utah,    and     for    a    long    time    previous    thereto,    to    wit: 

for years  last  past,  and  at  divers  other  places  in  the  said  county  and  Territory, 

and  notwithstanding  the  frequent  warnings  and  admonitions  of.  the  Officers  and 
Brethren  of  this  Lodge — was  addicted  to  the  excessive  use  of  intoxicating  liquors? 
and  to  the  evil  habit  of  frequent  and  gross  intoxication  and  drunkenness. 

FORM   OF   SPECIFICATION   FOR   THEFT. 

That  the  said  John  Doe,  on    the day  of ,  A.  D.  18 — ,  at ,  in    the 

county    of ,    Utah,    did  wilfully    steal   and    take    from    Bro.  A.   B.  (or  Mr. 

A.  B.)  of ,  twenty  dollars  in    money.     (If  the  theft    be   of  other  property 

than  money  describe  the  property.) 

FORM   OF    SPECIFICATION    FOR    FRAUD. 

That  the  said   John  Doe,  on    the day  of ,  A.  D.  18 — ,  at ,  in    the 

county   of ,    Utah  did    wilfully    cheat,  wrong    and    defraud  Bro.  A.  B.,  by 

making  to  said  A.  B.  certain  false  and  fraudulent  representations  concerning 
a  certain  horse  which  he  then  and  there  sold  to  the  said  A.  B.,  and  which  the 
said  A.  B.  was  by  means  of  said  false  representations  then  and  there  induced  to 
buy  and  to  pay  therefor  a  large  sum  of  money,  to  wit:  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
dollars,  which  representions  were,  that  the  said  horse  was  sound,  true  and  kind, 
when  in  fact  the  said  horse  was  not  such,  as  the  said  John  Doe  well  knew. 

FORM  OF  SUMMONS,  TO  BE   ACCOMPANIED  WITH   A  COPY  OF  THE  CHARC4ES 
AND   SPECIFICATIONS. 

To  Bro.  John  Doey  of ." 

You  are  hereby  summoned    and  required  to  appear  at  a  meeting  of  the  Com- 
missioners of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  to  be 

held  at  its  Hall  at ,  in  the  county  of ,  Utah,  on  the day  of , 

A.  D.  18 — ,  at — o'clock — ,  then  and  there  to  make  answer  to  charges  and  specifi- 
cations now  on  file  against  you  in  said  Lodge,  a  true  copy  of  which  charges  and 
specifications  is  hereto  annexed. 

Dated ,  A.  D.  18—. 

By  order  of  the  Worshipful  Master, 

^^> E.  F.,  Secretary. 

J      SEAL    [• 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah. 


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FORM  OF  APPEAL  TO  GRAND  LODGE. 

To  the  M.\  W '.■ .  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Utah: 

The  undersigned  hereby  appeals  to  your  Most  Worshipful  Body  from  the 
decision  of  Aurum  Lodge,  No.  50,  of  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  in  the 
matter  of  certain  charges  and  specifications  preferred  in  said  Lodge  against  this 
appellant,  by  C.  D.,  Junior  Warden,  whereby  this  appellant  was  convicted  of  the 
said  charges  and  specifications,  and  sentence  of  expulsion  passed  against  him;  and 
he  specifies  the  following  as  the  ground  of  his  appeal,  viz: 

(Here  state  grounds.) 

All  of  which  will  mox-e  fully  appear  from  the  records,  proofs  and  proceedings 
in  the  case.  JOHN  DOE,  Appellant. 

Dated, ,  A.  D.  18—, 

(Note  :  For  Form  of  Appeal  to  Lodge  see  page  52. 


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Blank  Forms  for  Constituent  Lodges. 


FORM   OF    CERTIFICATE   FOR    A   DIPLOMA. 

Lodge  No.—,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,    i 

,  A.  D.  18—    \ 


To  the  Right  Worshipful ,  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah: 

I  hereby  certify  that    Bro. is    a    Master    Mason    and    a   member  of  this 

Lodge,  in  good  standing;  and  as  such  he  is  recommended  for    a  Grand  Lodge 
Diploma,  upon  payment  of  the  usual  fees. 

Given   under  my  hand  and  the  Seal  of  the  Lodge  aforesaid,  at  the 
date  above  written. 
[Seal.]  ,  Secretary, 


FORM     OF    CERTIFICATE     FOR    A  DIPLOMA  FOR   THE   BENEFIT   OF   THE  FAMILY 
OF  A   DECEASED  BROTHER. 

Lodge,  No.—,  A,  F.  and  A.  M.    ) 
,  A.  D.  1 8— .  ) 

To  the  Right  Worshspful ,  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah: 

I  hereby  certify  that  Bro. ,  who  died  at ,  on  the day  of 

A.  D.  1 8 — ,  was,  at  the  date  of  his  decease,  a  Master  Mason  and  a  member  of  this 
Lodge,  in  good  standing;  and  that  he  left  (here  insert  a  widow,  a  child  or  chil- 
dren, or  any  of  them,  as  the  case  may  be),  for  whose  benefit  a  Grand  Lodge  Di- 
ploma is  desired. 

Given   by  order    of  the    Lodge    aforesaid,    at    the    date    first  above 
[Seal.]  written,  as  witness  my  hand  and  the  Seal  thereof. 

,  Secretary. 


FORM   OF   PETITION   FOR   A  DISPENSATION   TO   FORM    A   NEW  LODGE. 

To  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  of  Masons  in    Utah: 

The  petition  of  the   undersigned  respectfully  represents,  that  they  are  Master 
Masons  in  good  standing;  that  they  were  last  members  of  the  respective  Lodges 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  57 

named  opposite  their  several  signatures  hereunto;  that  they  reside  in    or    near  the 

of ,  in  the  county  of ,  Utah;  that  among  them  are  a  sufficient 

number  of  Brethren  well  qualified  to  open  arid  hold  a  Lodge  of  Ancient,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  and  to  discharge  all  its  various  duties  in  the  three  Degrees  of 
Ancient  Masonry,  in  accordance  with  established  usage;  that  they  have  provided 
a  safe  and  suitable  Lodge  room,  and  that,  having  the  prosperity  of  the  Craft  at 
heart,  and  being  desirous  to  use  their  best  endeavors  for  the  diffusion  of  its  benefi- 
cent principles,  they  pray  for  a  Dispensation  empowering  them  to  form,  open  and 
hold  a  regular  Lodge  at  the of ,  aforesaid,  to  be  called Lodge. 

They  have  nominated,  and   respectfully  recommend  Bro. ,  as  the  first 

Master;  Bro. ,  as    the    first    Senior    Warden;  and    Bro. ,  as    the    first 

Junior  Warden  of  the  said  Lodge,  they  being  in  all  respects  competent  to  perform 
all  the  duties  of  the  several  stations  for  which  they  are  proposed;  and,  if  the 
prayer  of  the  petitioners  be  granted,  they  promise  in  all  things  strict  obedience  to 
the  commands  of  the  Grand  Master,  and  undeviating  conformity  to  the  Constitu- 
tution  and  Regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Dated ,  on  the day  of ,  A.  D.  18 — 


Signature. i 


(Sign  full  given  name.) 


Name  and  No.  of  Lodge.  brate  or  Country. 


*Must  be  signed  by  at  least  seven  known  and  approved  Master  Masons.      Const.  Art.  XII 
Sec.  1. 


FORM    OF    RECOMMENDATION   OF    A  PETITION    FOR    THE  INSTITUTION  OF  A   NEW 

LODGE. 

Lodge,  No. — ,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,    ) 

,  A.  D.  18—.    \ 

To  the  Most  Worshipful ,  Grand  Master  of  Masons  in  Utah: 

At  a  stated  meeting  of  this  Lodge,  held  at  the  date  above  written,  the  fol- 
lowing preamble  and  resolution  were  adopted: 

"Whereas,  a  petition  for  the   issue  of  a  Dispensation  to  open  and  form  a 

new  Lodge  at ,  in  the  county  of ,  has  been  presented  to  this  Lodge  for 

its  recommendation;  and  whereas,  it  is  known   to  this  Lodge    that  the  signers  to 

said  petition, in  number,  are  all  Master  Masons  in  good  standing,  and  that 

a  safe  and  suitable  Lodge  room  has  been  provided  by  them  for  their  meetings:  it 
is 

"Resolved,  That  the  establishment  of  said  new  Lodge  is  of  manifest  propriety, 
and  will  conduce  to  the  good  of  the  Fraternity,  and  that  this  Lodge  recommends 
to  the  Grand  Master  the  granting  of  the  Dispensation  prayed  for  in  said  petition." 

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58  Blank  Forms  for  Constituent  Lodges 

A  true  copy  from  the  minutes. 

In  testimony  whekkof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  affixed 
[Seal  "J  the  Seal  of  the  Lodge  aforesaid,  at  the  date  above  written. 

.  Secretary . 


FORM    OF   CERTIFICATE    OF    THE    QUALIFICATIONS   OF   THE     MASTER     PROPOSED 
IN  A  PETITION   FOR   A  NEW   LODGE. 

To  the  Most  Worshipful Grand  Master  of  Masons  in  Utah: 

The  petition  of Brethren,  residing,  at  the of ,  in  the  county 

of ,  praying  the  Grand  Master  for  a  Dispensation  to  open  and  hold  a  new 

Lodge  at  said ,  to  be  called Lodge,  having  been  presented  to  me;  and 

Bro. being  recommended  therein  for  nomination    as  the  first  Master  of  said 

proposed  new  Lodge,  having  been  examined  in  open  Lodge;  now,  I Master 

of Lodge,  No. — ,  do  hereby  certify  that  said    Bro. is   fully  competent 

properly  to  open  and  close  a  Lodge  and   to  confer  the    three  Degrees  of  Masonry, 
and  to  deliver  entire  the  several  lectures  thereunto  appertaining. 

Given  at ,  in  the  county  of ,  this day  of ,   A. 

D.  1 8— . 

,  Master. 


FORM   OF  PETITION   FOR    A  CHARTER. 

Utah ,  A.  D.  18—. 

To  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah: 

The  undersigned  respectfully  represent  that  on  the day  of ,  A.  D. 

1 8 — ,  a  Dispensation  was  issued  by  the  Grand  Master,  for  the  formation  of  a  new 

Lodge  at ,  in  the  county  of ,  by  the  name  of- Lodge;  that  on  the 

day  of next  ensuing,  said  Lodge  was  opened  and  organized,  and  has 

since  continued  successfully  to  work  during  the  period  named  in  said  Dispensa- 
tion, as  will  appear  from  its  records,  By-Laws,  and  returns,  herewith  presented; 
and  that  it  is  the  anxious  desire  of  the  members  of  said  Lodge  that  its  existence 
be  perpetuated. 

They  therefore  pray  that  a  Charter  be  granted   to  said   Lodge,  by  the  name  of 

Lodge,  with  such  number  as   the  usage  of  the  Grand  Lodge  may  assign  it; 

and  recommend  that  Bro. be  named  therein  as  Master,  Bro. ,  as  Senior 

Warden;  and  Bro. ,  as  Junior  Warden;  promising,  as  heretofore,  strict  obe- 
dience to  the  commands  of  the  Grand  Master,  and  undeviating  conformity  to  the 
Constitution  and  Regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Given    by  instruction   from,  and  on  behalf  of  said  Lodge,  at , 

this day  of ,  A.  D.  18 — . 

(Signature  of  members.*) 


(Sign  all  given  names  in  full. 
*Must  be  accompanied  by  the  (limit  of  each  subscriber. 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah,  59 


FORM   OF   CERTIFICATE   FOR   REPRESENTATIVES   TO   THE   GRAND   LODGE. 

Lodge.  No.—,  A.  F.  and  A.  M., 

,  A.  D.  18—. 


To  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah: 

This  is  to  certify  that  Bro. is  the  duly  elecced  and  installed  Worshipful 

Master,   Bro. ,    the   Senior  Warden;  and   Bro. ,  the  Junior  Warden  of 

the  above  Lodge,  and  that  as  such  they  are  entitled  to  represent  this  Lodge  at  the 

Annual  Communication  of  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah. 

Given  under  my   hand  and  the  Seal  of  the  Lodge,  on  the  day  first 
[Seal.J  above  written. 

Secretary . 


FORM    OF    CREDENTIAL    FOR   A    REPRESENTATIVE    ELECTED   BY    A    LODGE. 

Lodge,  No. — ,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,    j 

To  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah: 

This  is  to  certify  that,  at  a  regular  meeting  of  this  Lodge,  held  at  the  date 
above  written,  it  having  been  made  known  that  neither  the  Master  nor  either  of 
the  Wardens    thereof  would    be    enabled  to    attend  the  Grand  Lodge  at  its  next 

Annual  Communication,  Bro. ,  a  member  of  the  Lodge,  was,  by  ballot,  duly 

elected  to  serve  as  its  Representative  during  said  Communication. 

In    Testimony    whereof    I    have    hereunto  set  my  hand  and  have 
caused    the    Secretary  to    affix    the   Seal  of  the  Lodge,  with  his 
[Seal.]            attestation,  at  the  date  above  v  ritten. 
,  Secretary.  ,  Master. 


FORM    OK   PETITION    FOR   THE   DEGREES   OF   MASONRY. 

Utah ,  A.  D/18— . 

To    the    Worshipful  Master,  the    Wardens  and  Members    of Lodge,  No. — , 

A.  F.&>  A.  M.: 

The  undersigned  respectfully  represents,  that,  unbiased  by  friends  and  unin- 
fluenced by  mercenary  motives,  he  freely  and  voluntarily  offers  himself  as  a  can- 
didate for  the  mysteries  of  Masonry;  that  he  is  prompted  to  solicit  this  privilege 
by  a  favorable  opinion  conceived  of  the  institution,  a  desire  for  knowledge,  and  a 
sincere  wish  to  be  serviceable  to  his  fellow  creatures;  that  he  has  resided  in  Utah 
more  than  one  year,  next  preceding  the  date  hereof;  that  he  has  not  within  six 
months  past,  been  rejected  by  any  Lodge  of  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons; 


60  Blank  Forms  for  Constituent  Lodges. 

and  that  he  promises,  if  found  worthy,  to  conform    to    all  the  ancient  usages  and 
regulations  of  the  Fraternity. 

Residence, 

Place  of  nativity, . 

Age, .  

Occupation, .  (Sign  given  name  in  falL) 

Recommended  by 

'     >  (Mufet  be  members  of  the  Lodge.) 


FORM   OF   APPLICATION   FOR   MEMBERSHIP. 

Utah ,  A.  D.  18—. 

To  the    Worshipful  Master,   Wardens  and  Brethren  of Lodge,  No. — ,  A.  F. 

&*  A.  M.: 

The  undersigned  represents,  that  he  is  a  Master  Mason  in  good  standing;  that 

he  was  last  a  member  of Lodge,  No. — ,  in  the of ,  from  which  he 

has  honorably  withdrawn,    as  by  the    accompanying    certificate    will  appear;  and 
that  he  now  desires,  if  found  worthy,  to  become  a  member  of  your  Lodge. 

Residence, . 

Age, . 

Occupation, . 

Place  of  nativity .  

Lodge  in  which  Initiated,  .  (Sign  jjiv«n  name  in  full.) 

Recommended  by 

'      ,-  Must  be  members  of  the  Lodge.) 


I  OKM    OF    CERTIFICATE     OF     ELECTION    AND    INSTALLATION    OF    THE   OFFICERS 
OF   A    CONSTITUENT   LODGE. 


-Lodge,  No. — ,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,    / 
,  A.  D.   18—.    J 


To  the  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah: 

I  hereby  certify  that  at  the  stated  meeting  of  this  Lodge  held  on  the  day 
above  written,  it  being  that  next  preceding  the  anniversary  of  St.  John,  the  Evan 
gelist,  the  following  Officers  were  duly  elected  for  the  ensuing  Masonic  year,  viz; 

Bro. ,  Master; 

Bro. ,  Sen.  Warden; 

Bro. ,  Jun.  Warden; 

Bro. ,  Treasurer; 

Bro ,  Secretary. 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  61 

And  that  on  the day  of ,  A.  D.  18 — ,  said    Officers  were  duly  in- 
stalled by  (here  give  the  name  and  Masonic  title  of  the  installing  Officer). 

Given  under  my  hand  and  the  Seal  of  the  Lodge,  on  the  day  first 
[Seal.]  above  written. 

,  Secretary. 


FORM   OF   NOTICE     OF     REJECTIONS,    SUSPENSIONS,    EXPULSIONS   AND   RESTORA- 
TIONS. 


-Lodge  No.—,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,    ) 
,  A.  D.  18—    \ 


To  the  Right  Worshipful »  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah: 

I  hereby  certify  that,  at    a    regular  meeting    of  this  Lodge    held  at  the  date 

above  written,   the    petition   of ,  an  applicant  for  the  degrees  of  Masonry, 

was  rejected. 

(Or,  Bro. ,  after  due  notice,   as   prescribed    in    the   By-Lnws,  was  sus- 
pended from  all  the   rights^and  privileges  of  Masonry,  for  non-payment  of  dues.) 

(Or,  Bro. after  due  trial,   in  the  manner  prescribed  in  the  Trial  Code, 

was  declared  to  be  suspended  from  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry,  for 
un-Masonic  conduct.) 

(Or,  Bro. after   due  trial,  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  the  Trial  Code, 

was  declared  to  be  expelled  from  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry,  for  un- 
Masonic  conduct.) 

(Or,  Bro. ,  heretofore  suspended  by  this  Lodge  for  nonpayment  of  dues 

having  paid  up  all  arrearages  (or  having  had  his  dues  remitted  by  the  Lodge),  as 
provided  in  the  By-Laws,  resumed  his  rights  and  privileges  as  a  Mason  and  as  a 
member  of  this  Lodge.) 

(Or,    Bro. ,  heretofore  suspended  by  this  Lodge  for  un-Masonic  conduct, 

was,  by  a  two  thirds  vote,  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  the  Trial  Code,  restored  to 
all  his  rights  and  privileges  as  a  Mason  and  as  a  member  of  this  Lodge. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  the  Seal  of  the  Lodge  aforesaid,  at  the 

[Seal.]  date  first  above  written. 

■ ,  Secretary. 


FORM  OF   SUMMONS. 

Hall  of Lodge,  No. — ,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.    | 

,  A.  D.  18— .    j" 

Mr. Dear  Sir  and  Brother: 

You  are  hereby  summoned  to  attend  a meeting   of  the  above  Lodge  on 

,  1 8— ,  at m. 

Of  this  take  due  notice  and  govern  yourself  accordingly. 
By  order  of  the  Worshipful  Master. 
[Seal.]  ,  Secretary. 

16 


62  Blank  Forms  for  Constituent  Lodges. 

FORM   OF    NOTICE   TO   ATTEND   A    LODGE   MEETING. 

Hall  of Lodge,  No. — ,  A  F.  and  A.  M.    I 

1  a.  D.  1 8— •  \ 

Mr. ,  Dear  Sir  and  Brother: 

You  are  hereby  fraternally  requested  to  attend  a meeting  of  the  above 

Lodge  on 18 — ,  at M. 

Yours, 
[Seal.  J  Secretary. 

FORM  OF  NOTICE  FOR  LODGE  DUES. 

Hall  of Lodge,  No. — ,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,    / 

,  A.  D.  18—.    ( 

Mr. ,  Dear  Sir  and  Brother: 

You  are  indebted  to  this  Lodge dollars cents  for  Dues. 

I  call  your  attention  to  the  following  Sections  in  the  By-Laws  of  this  Lodge, 
viz:     (Copy  sections  in  By-Laws  referring  to  the  payment  of  dues.) 

The  same  will  be  strictly  enforced,    unless    your    indebtedness    is    promptly 
settled. 

Of  this  take  due  notice  and  govern  yourself  accordingly. 

Fraternally  Yours, 

[Seal  "]  ,  Secretary 


FORM    OF-  NOTICE  TO    A    BROTHER    APPOINTED     ON    A    COMMITTEE    OF  INVESTI- 
GATION. 

Hall  of Lodge,  No. — ,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,    / 

,  A.  D.  18—.    \ 

Mr. ,  Dear  Sir  and  Brother: 

At  a  regular  meeting  of Lodge,  No. — ,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  held  at  their 

Hall  on  the  above  date,  you  were  appointed  to  act  with  Bros. ,  as  a  Com- 
mittee of  Investigation  on  the  petition  of  Mr. for  the  three  Degrees  in  Ma- 
sonry (or  on  the  petition  of  Bro. for  affiliation.) 

His    residence    is ,    place    of  nativity, ,    age ,    occupation, 

recommended  by  Bros. . 

Your  report  will  be  due ,  18 — . 

By  order  of  the  Worshipful  Master, 
[Seal.]  ,  Secretary. 


FORM   OF   DIMIT. 
To  all  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  wheresoever  dispersed  around  the  Globe, 

Greeting: 

This  is  to  certify  that  Brother whose  signature  appears  in  the  margin 

hereof,  is  a  Master  Mason  in  good  standing,  and  was,  until  this  date,  a  member 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  63 

of  our Lodge,  No. ,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  M.*. 

W.-.  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  Having  paid  all  dues,  and  being  in  good  fellowship 
with  the  Brethren,  he  has  voluntarily  withdrawn  from  our  said  Lodge;  and  now 
by  its  order,  receives  this  Certificate,  recommending  him  to  the  friendship  and 
good  will  of  the  Fraternity  wherever  he  may  be. 

Given  at    the  Hall  of  our  Lodge  aforesaid  at in  the  County 

of ,    Utah,     this    the day    of A.    D.     18 — ,   as 

witness  my  hand,  the  Seal  of  our  Lodge,  and  the    attestation  of 

[Seal.]  our  Secretary,  Worsh.  Master. 

Attest: ,  Secretary. 

On  the  back  of  each  dimit  issued  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  shall  be  printed 
the  following: 

STANDING   RESOLUTION   NO-  11. 

1  Adopted  at  the  Third  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah,  held  Nov. 
10th,  A.  D.  1874.] 

Resolved^  That  all  Non- Affiliated  Masons  in  this  Jurisdiction  shall  have  the 
privilege  of  visiting  Lodges  for  the  period  of  six  months,  but  such  Non-Affiliates 
shall  petition  some  Lodge  within  thirty  days  thereafter  for  membership,  or  con- 
tribute to  some  chartered  Lodge  in  this  Jurisdiction  its  regular  dues,  and  in  case 
of  non-compliance,  shall  be  debarred  from  all  Masonic  rights  and  privileges,  as 
follows:  First,  They  shall  not  be  allowed  to  visit  any  Lodge.  Second,  They 
shall  not  be  allowed  to  appear  in  any  Masonic  procession.  Third,  They  shall  not 
be  entitled  to  Masonic  charity.  Fourth,  They  shall  not  be  entitled  to  Masonic 
burial.  They  shall  be  deemed  drones  in  the  hive  of  Masonry,  and  unworthy  our 
protection  as  Masons. 


Holes  i  Regulations  S  Gipi  Lodge  Library. 


Rule  i. — Ail  Masons  who  are  contributing  members  of  constituent  Masonic 
Bodies  in  Utah;  all  honorary  and  life  members  and  all  annual  subscribers,  have 
the  privilege  to  visit  the  Library  and  take  out  books. 

Rule  2. — Each  book  has  a  label  on  the  inside  cover,  stating  how  long  the 
book  can  be  kept,  and  for  each  day  kept  over  the  specified  time,  the  holder  will 
be  subject  to  a  fine  of  ten  cents. 

Rule  3. — Masons  qualified  as  in  Rule  I,  residing  within  this  Territory,  but  a 
distance  of  twenty-five  miles,  or  more,  from  Salt  Lake  City,  may  retain  books 
double  the  length  of  time  specified  on  said  labels;  and  in  such  cases  renewals  of 
issuance  may  be  made  upon  written  application. 

Rule  4. — Any  Mason  retaining  a  volume  ninety  days  from  the  date  of  its  re- 
ceipt, and  neglecting  or  refusing  to  pay  the  price  of  the  same,  or  the  set  to  which 
i:  belongs,  shall  be  subject  to  Masonic  discipline. 

Rule  5. — The  holder  of  a  book  may  renew  its  issuance  immediately  after  the 
expiration  of  the  specified  time  by  making  application  for  that  purpose,  but  under 
no  condition  will  he  be  permitted  to  take  it  out  for  a  third  time. 

Rule  6. — Every  member  has  the  privilege  to  take  out  two  books  at  the  same 
time,  but  no  more. 

Rule  7. — No  member  shall  take  any  book  from  the  shelves  without  notifying 
the  Librarian  or  his  representative,  and  having  his  name  and  the  number  of  the 
book  registered,  and  on  returning  the  same  he  shall  place  it  on  the  Librarian's 
table  for  his  inspection,  who  alone  shall  replace  books  on  the   shelves. 

Rule  8. — If  a  work  of  one  volume  be  injured,  defaced  or  lost,  the  holder 
must  pay  the  value  of  the  book.  If  a  volume  or  more  of  a  set  of  books  be  in- 
jured, defaced  or  lost,  the  full  value  of  the  whole  set  must  be  made  good  by  the 
holder,  who  may  thereupon  receive  the  remaining  volumes  as  his  property. 

Rule  9. — Members  to  whose  name  a  book  is  charged,  shall  be  responsible  for 
the  same. 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  65 

Rule  10. — Books  bearing  on  the  label  the  word  "Reference,"  cannot  be  taken 
from  the  Library  room,  and  any  member  doing  so  will  be  fined  two  dollars. 

Rule  ii. — Any  member  defacing,  injuring  or  soiling  any  book  of  reference, 
shall  pay  the  full  value  of  the  volume,  and  in  that  case  may  claim  it  as  his 
property. 

Rule  12. — Any  member  who  shall  mutilate  or  ruin  the  papers  placed  on  the 
files  or  tables  in  the  room,  or  remove  them  therefrom,  shall  be  fined  two  dollars. 

Rule  13. — All  fines  and  penalties  hereby  provided  for,  will  be  strictly  en- 
forced, and  any  member  refusing  to  pay  such  fines  or  penalties,  when  notified  to 
do  so.  will  forfeit  his  privileges  and  lose  all  his  rights  as  a  member  until  payment 
is  made. 

Rule  14. — Children  will  not  be  permitted  in  the  Library  room,  nor  be  al- 
lowed to  take  out  books. 


DUTIES  OF  A  GRAND  REPRESENTATIVE. 


First:  To  visit  at  all  regular  sittings  the  Grand  Lodge  to  which  he  is  accred- 
ited, interchange  published  proceedings  and  deposit  with  the  Grand  Secretary 
copies  of  all  official  documents  emanating  from  the  appointing  power. 

Second:  To  acquaint  himself  thoroughly  with  the  Constitution,  Code  of 
Jurisprudence  and  Forms  of  Work  in  vogue  in  the  Grand  Lodge  which  he  repre- 
sents, that  so  he  may  be  able  to  communicate  them,  when  desired,  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  to  which  he  is  accredited. 

Third:  To  welcome,  vouch  for,  and  introduce  worthy  Masons  from  the 
jurisdiction  which  he  represents;  to  detect  imposters,  if  any,  and  to  see  to  the 
judicious  distribution  of  charity  when  demanded. 

Fourth:  To  strengthen  the  golden  chain  of  pure  attachment  between  the 
Grand  Lodge,  encourage  mutual  customs  and  good  will  and  give  due  warning  of 
perils  that  may  threaten  to  both. 


17 


Historical  Sketch  of^cieht  Craft  Masonry 


IT*     UTAH. 


'J)f  N  THE  year  1857,  by  order  of  President  James  Buchanan,  an  army  of  nearly 
ui<L  three  thousand  men,  under  command  of  Col.  Albert  Sidney  Johnston,  was  sent 
forward  to  the  Territory  of  Utah,  reaching  its  destination  late  in  September. 
During  the  following  winter  this  army  camped  at  P'ort  Bridger.  June  26th,  1858, 
it  marched  through  this  city  and  moved  to  and  established  Camp  Floyd,  fifty  miles 
southeast  of  Salt  Lake  City.  At  that  lime  Utah  was  not  much  known  and  almost 
isolated,  and  the  mail  facilities  were  but  limited. 

Among  the  military  were  a  few  Brothers  who  had  been  made  Masons  in  vari- 
ous parts  of  our  common  country,  and  to  practice  in  their  solitude  the  teachings 
of  Masonry,  as  a  body,  resolved  to  organize  a  Lodge.  They  petitioned  the  M.\ 
W.*.  Samuel  II.  Saunders,  Grand  Master  of  Masons  of  Missouri,  for  a  Dispensa- 
tion, which  was  granted. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  a  communication  received  by  the  writer  of  this 
sketch  from  the  late  R.*.  W.-.  George  Frank  Gouley,  Grand  Secretary  of  Missouri, 
in  relation  to  this,  the  first  regular  Masonic  Lodge  in  Utah: 

"On  March  6th,  1859,  Bro.  Anthony  O'Sullivan,  R.\  W.\  Grand  Secretary  of 
the  M.\  W.-.  Grand  Lodge  of  Missouri,  issued  a  Dispensation  to  John  C.  Robin- 
son, Henry  W.  Tracy,  C.  L.  Stephenson,  M.  S.  Howe,  Daniel  Kuggles,  W.  L. 
Halsey,  D.  H.  Brotherton,  Benjamin  Wingate  and  William  Kearney,  to  open 
Rocky  Mountain  Lodge  in  Utah  Territory,  at  Camp  Floyd,  with  the  following  Offi- 
cers: John.C.  Robinson,  Worshipful  Master;  Henry  W.  Tracy,  Senior  Warden; 
and  Carter  L.  Stephenson,  Junior  Warden." 

This  Dispensation  was  used  until  the  succeeding  session  of  our  Grand  Lodge, 
when  a  charter  was  issued,  dated  June  isc,  i860,  to  the  above  named  Officers  and 
Brethren,  and  said  Lodge  named  Rocky  Mountain  Lodge,  No.  205,  to  be  held  at 
Camp  Floyd,  Utah.  The  charter  was  signed  by  Marcus  H.  McP'arland,  Grand 
Master  and  attested  by  A.  O'Sullivan,  Grand  Secretary. 

"Among  the  papers  I  find  a  letter  from  Bro.  Richard  Wilson,  of  the  4th 
Artillery,  the  Secretay,  dated  March  27th,  1861,  enclosing  annual  returns  to  Dec. 
27th,    i860,  and  announcing  that   the  name  of  the  Post  had  been  changed  from 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  67 

Camp  Floyd  to  Fort  Crittenden.  The  membership  was  composed  principally  of 
officers  and  soldiers  of  the  U.  S.  army  then  quartered  there,  and  when  the  loca- 
tion was  changed  to  New  Mexico,  the  charter,  jewels,  records,  etc.,  were  all  re- 
turned to  this  office,  more  perfectly  arranged,  and  the  accounts,  etc.,  more 
correctly  completed  than  that  ever  received  from  any  surrendered  Lodge  under 
the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Body  since  its  organization. 

"The  jewels  and  working  tools  were  of  the  very  best  quality,  in  fact  every 
thing  received  by  this  office  from  that  Lodge  bore  evidence  of  more  than  ordinary 
refinement  and  culture.  The  relationship  between  this  Grand  Lodge  and  her 
daughter  Lodge  in  the  then  'Great  Far  West,'  was  of  a  very  affectionate  character 
and  the  same  spirit  has  ever  been  manifest  between  her  and  the  former  members 
of  that  Lodge.  " 

Thus  ended  the  first  attempt  of  planting  Masonry  on  Utah  soil.  Whether 
any  members  of  this  early  Lodge  are  yet  among  the  living,  or  whether  one  and  all 
have  marched  into  the  celestial  Lodge  above,  we  know  not.  One  civilian  however, 
Bro.  Nicholas  S.  Ransohoff,  who  participated  in  the  meetings  of  the  Lodge, 
although  not  a  member,  resides  still  in  our  midst,  and  is  the  only  witness  now 
here  of  the  noble  deeds  of  that  band  of  true  Masons  composing  Rocky  Mountain 
Lodge,  No.  205,  at  Camp  Floyd,  in  the  Territory  of  Utah. 

In  1863,  Gen.  E.  P.  Connor  arrived  with  two  regiments  of  California  volun- 
teers in  this  city  and  established  Camp  Douglas.  This  attracted  the  attention  of 
disappointed  miners  and  business  men  in  our  neighboring  Territory  Nevada,  who 
immigrated  hither.  Some  of  these  were  Masons.  They  considered  the  advisabil- 
ity of  establishing  a  Lodge  in  this  city,  and  for  the  purpose  of  organizing,  assem- 
bled on  the  nth  day  of  November,  1865,  at  the  Odd  Fellows'  Hall.  Among  the 
assembled  Brethren  we  find  the  names  of  James  M.*  Ellis,  William  G.  Higley, 
Louis  Cohn,  William  L.  HaLey,  Theodore  H.  Auerbach,  Oliver  Durant,  Charles 
Popper  and  James  Thurmond. 

A  resolution  was  passed  to  organize  a  Lodge,  and  to  petition  the  Most  Wor- 
shipful Grand  Master  of  Nevada,  for  a  Dispensation.  James  M.  Ellis  was  nomi- 
nated as  the  first  Master,  William  G.  Higley  as  Senior  Warden  and  William  L. 
Halsey  as  Junior  Warden.  Lander  Lodge,  No.  8,  at  Austin,  Nevada,  recom- 
mended the  petition.  The  then  Grand  Master  of  Masons  in  Nevada,  Most 
Worshipful  Joseph  DuBell  responded  immediately  to  the  request  and  issued  his 
letter  of  Dispensation  for  Mount  Moriah  Lodge,  to  be  located  at  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah.  But  to  this  Dispensation  was  an  edict  attached,  requiring  the  Lodge  to  be 
careful,  and  "exclude  all  who  were  of  the  Mormon  faith." 

The  first  meeting  of  Mount  Moriah  Lodge  was  held  February  5th,  1866. 
The  two  thousand  volunteers  in  camp  Douglas  and  the  discovery  of  gold  mines  in 
Montana  made  Salt  Lake  City  lively  and  business  improving;  and  with  this  the 
Lodge  prospered.  Master  Masons  gathered  around  her  altar  and  "good  men  and 
true"  from  the  profane  world  petioned  for  the  degrees.  For  a  while  perfect  peace 
and  harmony  prevailed,  but  the  above  cited  edict  disturbed  the  waters  from  under- 
neath and  with  it  the  rolling:  waves  soon  showed  itself  on  the  surface. 


68         Historical  Sketch  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry  in  Utah. 

At  the  second  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Nevada,  held 
September  18th,  1866,  the  Lodge  petitioned  for  a  charter.  On  this  petition  the 
Committee  on  Charters  reported  as  follows:  "  *  *  We  find  the  records  fairly 
kept.  In  view  of  the  peculiar  circumstances  surrounding  the  Brethren  of  Mt. 
Moriah  Lodge,  we  would  recommend  that  a  charter  be  not  granted  at  this  Grand 
Communication,  but  that  the  Dispensation  be  continued  for  one  year." 

At  the  third  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Nevada,  held 
Sept.  17th,  1867,  another  petition  for  a  charter  was  again  refused  and  the  Dispen- 
sation discontinued.  The  Grand  Lodge,  however,  instructed  the  Grand  Secretary 
to  issue  certificates  of  good  standing  to  each  member  of  the  Lodge,  and  donated  to 
the  Lodge  its  furniture  and  jewels.  And  thus  ended  the  short  career  of  Mount 
Moriah  Lodge  U.  D.  under  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Nevada;  but  the  seed  it  had  sown 
in  Utah  had  fallen  on  tillable  soil  and  soon  bore  flowers  and  wholesome  fruit. 

In  June,  1866,  a  Craftsman  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  to  whose  ability  as  a  Ma- 
sonic organizer,  and  to  whose  skill  as  a  master  builder,  Freemasonry  in  Utah  is 
more  indebted  for  its  present  standing  than  to  any  other  Mason,  living  or  dead. 
Most  Worshipful  Reuben  Howard  Robertson,  Past  Grand  Master  of  Utah,  came 
here  from  the  Territory  of  Montana.  While  in  Montana,  he  assisted  in  the  forma- 
tion of  Nevada  Lodge,  No.  4,  and  presided  over  it  as  Master.  A  glance  at  our 
beautiful  city  convinced  him  that  she  had  a  bright  future  hefore  her;  he  con- 
cluded to  make  it  his  home  and  opened  a  law  office  in  Main  street.  He  was 
agreeably  surprised  to  find  here  a  Masonic  Lodge  in  operation  and  paid  it  a  fra- 
ternal visit.  His  far-seeing  eye  soon  discoved  that  another  Lodge  could  be  easily 
built  up  and  his  noble  heart  and  his  knowledge  of  Masonry  in  all  its  branches 
soon  gathered  around  him  the  sojourning  Masons  in  this  city  and  Camp  Douglas 
who  passed  resolutions  to  petition  the  Grand  Master  of  Montana  for  a  Dispensa- 
tion to  open  Wasatch  Lodge. 

The  petition  being  recommended  by  Mt.  Moriah  Lodge,  the  Grand  Master 
M.\  W.-.  John  J.  Hull,  of  Montana,  issued  a  Dispensation,  dated  October  22d,  A. 
D.  1866,  to  Wasatch  Lodge,  to  be  located  at  Great  Salt  Lake  City,  with  Bro.  R. 
H.  Robertson,  as  Master;  Bro.  Joseph  Milton  Orr,  as  Senior  Warden;  and  Bro. 
Stephen  DeWolfe,  as  Junior  Waiden.  The  following  Brethren  were  members  of 
the  Lodge  at  the  organization:  H.  S.  Bohm,  Treasurer;  R.  D.  Clark,  Secretary; 
O.  F.  Strickland,  Senior  Deacon;  J.  K.  Sutterly,  Junior  Deacon;  H.  Ruben, 
Tyler;  and  Felix  Rheinbold,  Elias  B.  Zabriskie,  Samuel  Davis,  Louis  Engler, 
John  Meeks,  Gardiner,  Louis  Goldstein  and  Henry  Myers.  The  first  meet- 
ing of  the  Lodge  was  held  Friday  evening,  November  30th,  1866. 

The  Lodge  had  an  unusual  success,  but  with  such  a  Master  as  Bro.  Robertson, 
it  could  not  be  otherwise.  The  so-called  Webb-Preston  work  had  been  practised 
in  Montana  and  Bro.  Robertson  had  it  as  correct  and  perfect  as  a  Master  can  have 
it.  It  was  indeed  a  treat  to  listen  when  he  conferred  degrees  and  delivered  the 
lectures.  He  made  no  strain  to  show  any  declamatory  abilities,  the  words  flowed 
from  his  lips  easy  and  dignified,  and  through  that  he  never  failed  to  make  an 
impression  on  the  candidate  before  him  and  the  Brethren  present.     (At  the  initia- 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  69 

tion  and  raising  of  the  writer  of  this  sketch,  Bro.  Robertson  delivered  the  lectures, 
and  I  will  never  forget  the  effect  left  in  my  mind  on  these  occasions.)  If  we  add 
to  this  his  administrative  talent,  his  quick  apprehension,  fluent  and  ready  speech 
coupled  with  a  never-ceasing  love  for  Masonry,  we  need  not  wonder  at  the  success 
of  Wasatch  Lodge.  The  best  of  our  Gentile  citizens  entered  its  portals  and  stood 
before  its  altar,  and  an  interest  was  aroused  in  Masonry  that  enlivened,  united  and 
gave  strength  to  the  whole  Gentile  community.  Social  gatherings  also  were  in- 
troduced and  nothing  was  left  undone  to  elevate  Masonry  and  show  it  in  its  true 
light:  an  institution  composed  of  "good  men  and  true,"  whose  benign  influences 
produce  a  salutary  effect  upon  their  fellow  men.  And  most  of  this  was  the  work 
of  Bro.  Robertson.  He  certainly  laid  the  foundation  to  the  prosperity  of  Wasatch 
Lodge,  and  owing  to  his  Masonic  zeal  the  Lodge  occupies  to-day  the  first  position 
in  this  Grand'Jurisdiction. 

In  September  1867,  Bro.  Robertson  started  for  Montana  to  be  present  at  the 
second  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  On  his  return  he  held  in  his 
hands  a  charter  for  Wasatch  Lodge,  No.  8,  dated  Oct.  7th,  1867.  Under  this 
charter  the  Lodge  held  its  first  meeting,  Nov.  4th,  1 867.  Past  Master,  Bro.  S.  P. 
McCurdy,  installed  the  following  officers:  Bros.  R.  H.  Robertson,  Master;  Joseph 
Milton  Orr,  .Senior  Warden.  George  Bodenburg,  Junior  Warden;  M.  H.  Walker, 
Treasurer  and  John  Cunnington,  Secretary.  Bro.  Robertson  was  re-elected  Master 
in  1868  and  again  in   1870. 

Up  to  spring  1867  Mount  Moriah  and  Wasatch  Lodges  and  Utah  Lodge,  No. 
1,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  met  jointly  in  the  upper  part  of  a  building  on  East  Temple  street; 
known  as  Odd  Fellows'  Hall.  (At  present  the  building  is  occupied  by  the 
mercantile  firm  of  Day  &  Co.)  The  hall  was  anything  but  inviting;  it  was  small 
and  the  ceiling  not  over  nine  feet  high.  It  was  not  suitable  for  the  purposes,  and 
arrangements  were  inaugurated  for  new  and  more  elegant  apartments,  which  were 
found  in  a  stone  building  on  the  east  side  of  East  Temple  street,  on  the  same  lot 
where  the  Masonic  Hall  now  stands.  The  three  Lodges  moved  into  their  new 
Hall  in  the  summer,  1867.  In  this  Hall  they  remained  till  Feb.  5th,  1872,  when 
the  Masons  separated  from  the  Odd  Fellows  and  rented  a  Hall  by  themselves  in 
Trowbridge's  building,  where  they  met  till  November,  1876.  The  present  Masonic 
Hall,  on  the  third  floor  of  the  first  National  Bank  building,  was  dedicated  for  Ma- 
sonic purposes  by  M.-.  W.\  Edmund  P.  Johnson,  assisted  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Utah,  Nov.  14th,  1876. 

We  must  now  turn  upon  another  page  of  Mt.  Moriah  Lodge.  We  stated 
before  that  the  Brethren  had  received  certificates  of  good  standing  in  Masonry 
from  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Nevada.  But  these  dimits  did  not  satisfy  them,  they 
were  firm  in  their  resolution  to  keep  united  as  a  Lodge.  A  petition  for  a  Dispen- 
sation to  the  Grand  Master  of  Montana  was  refused.  Another  and  successful 
attempt  was  made  with  M.-.  W.-.  M.  S.  Adams,  Grand  Master  of  Kansas,  who,  on 
the  25th  day  of  Nov.,  1867,  granted  a  Dispensation  to  open  Mt.  Moriah  Lodge 
in  this  city.  Under  this  Dispensation  the  Lodge  held  its  first  meeting,  Dec. 
18 


70         Historical  Sketch  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry  in  Utah. 

18th,  1867.  The  following  Brethren  were  the  first  Officers:  Joseph  F.  Nounan, 
Master;  William  G.  Higley,  Senior  Warden;  Theodore  H.  Auerbach,  Junior  War- 
den; Sol.  Siegel,  Treasurer;  Edmund  P.  Johnson,  Secretary;  Louis  Cohn,  Senior 
Deacon;  Geo.  B.  Moulton,  Junior  Deacon;  N.  Boukofsky  and  Paul  Engelbrecht, 
Stewards. 

It  cannot  be  said  that  Mt.  Moriah  Lodge  made  a  mark  while  working  under 
this  Dispensation,  yet  it  did  the  necessary  work,  and  the  members,  having  the 
struggle  with  Nevada  fresh  in  their  memories,  raised  among  the  nselves  a  sufficienc 
sum  of  money  to  send  a  delegate  to  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  with  a  petition  for  a 
charter.  The  delegate,  M.-.  W.\  E.  P.  Johnson,  Past  Grand  Master  of  Utah,  had 
by  no  means  an  easy  work,  the  Masonic  writers  and  reviewers  throughout  the  land 
had  disapproved  the  issuance  of  the  Dispensation,  but  Bro.  Johnson  fought  bravely 
for  the  rights  of  his  Brethren,  and  a  charfer  to  Mt.  Moriah  Lodge,  No.  70,  was 
granted  at  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  October  21st,  1868. 

November  9th,  1868,  the  Lodge  held  its  first  meeting  under  this  charter.  Bro. 
Robertson  installed  the  Officers,  they  being  the  same  as  they  were  U.  D.  with  the 
exception  of  Bro.  Sol.  Siegel,  who  was  installed  as  Secretary,  and  Bro.  Elias  Ran- 
sohoff,  as  Treasurer.  The  undersigned  having  been  initiated  in  this  Lodge,  Sept. 
2d,  1868,  being  passed  therein  Nov.  9th,  1868,  and  raised  Dec.  9th,  1868,  and  who 
has  occupied  for  five  consecutive  years  the  offices  of  Secretary,  for  one  year  of 
Senior  Warden  and  for  two  years  of  Master,  and  is  still  a  member  thereof  must 
leave  it  to  a  future  chronicler  to  say  whether  Mt.  Moriah  Lodge  has  filled  her 
mission  in  the  Body  Masonic  or  whether  she  has  neglected  to  do  her  share  of 
Masonic  deeds. 

In  1870,  a  change  for  the  better  took  place  in  Utah.  The  great  Pacific  rail- 
road had  laid  its  last  rail  in  Oct.  1869,  near  Promontory  Point,  and  Utah  was  in 
daily  communication  with  the  large  and  populous  cities  on  the  Atlantic  and 
Pacific  oceans.  We  were  no  longer  isolated.  With  the  blowing  of  the  steam 
whistle  through  Echo  and  Weber  Canyons,  civilization  had  found  its  way  into 
Utah,  and  with  it  came  a  large  Gentile  immigration,  making  Salt  Lake  City  its 
rallying  point.  Miners  prospected  the  Wasatch  and  Oquirrh  mountains,  and  with 
drill  and  pick  opened  their  hidden  treasures;  capitalists  erected  smelters  and 
refining  works  and  merchants  new  warehouses;  all  of  which  gave  new  life,  vigor 
and  hopes  to  the  old  residents.  The  cloud  that  for  many  years  overshadowed  our 
adopted  home  had  burst;  the  sky  was  clear  and  promised  a  bright  future. 

Our  neighboring  States,  Nevada  and  California,  furnished  a  valuable  share  of 
the  new  immigration,  and  Masonry  having  taken  deep  root  in  both  of  these  States 
a  fresh  activity  soon  showed  itself  in  our  city  Lodges,  and  the  formation  of  a 
third  Lodge  was  talked  of,  the  main  poinr  of  which  was  to  estanlish  at  an  early 
day  a  Grand  Lodge  of  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  Utah,  and  with  it 
frustrate  the  notions  of  some  men,  high  in  power,  to  obtain  Dispensations  and 
Charters  for  Masonic  Lodges  in  Utah,  from  foreign  countries. 

The  Grand  Master  of  Masons  of  Colorado,  Henry  M.  Teller,  v  as  in  1871  in 
this  city,  and  he  being  advised  in  the  matter  promised  a  Dispensation  for  a  new 


Grand  Lodge  of  Utah.  7  i 

Lodge,  if  the  proper  application  would  be  made.  This  being  done,  Grand  Master 
Teller  issued  a  letter  of  Dispensation,  dated  at  the  Grand  East  of  Colorado,  April 
8th,  A.  D.  1871,  authorizing  the  following  Brethren  to  open  Argenta  Lodge  U.  D. 
at  Salt  Lake  City:  Ebenezer  H.  Shaw,  Master;  Elias  B.  Zabriskie,  Senior  Warden; 
Martin  K.*Harkness,  Junior  Warden;  Edward  Reed,  Treasurer;  A.  S.  Gould, 
Secretary;  L.  B.  Thurman,  Senior  Deacon;  Samuel  Woodward,  Junior  Deacon; 
and  Thomas  A.  Bates,  Warren  Hussey,  W.  S.  Woodhull  and  F.  D.  McKenna. 
Under  this  Dispensation  Argenta  Lodge  held  its  first  meeting*  May  9th,  1871. 

At  the  eleventh  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Colorado  a 
petition  was  received  from  Argenta  Lodge  for  a  charter.  The  petition  was  granted 
and  the  charter  to  Argenta  Lodge,  No.  21,  issued  on  the  26th  day  of  September, 
1871.  At  the  first  meeting  of  the  Lodge  under  this  charter,  held  Nov.  7th,  1871, 
Bro.  Reuben  H.  Robertson  installed  the  following  elected  Officers:  Ebenezer  H. 
Shaw,  Master  (died  in  England,  February  10th,  1876);  Elias  B.  Zabriskie,  Senior 
Warden;  A.  W.  Nuckolls,  Junior  Warden;  Theodore  F.  Tracy,  Treasurer;  and  A. 
S.  Gould,  Secretary.  The  Lodge  at  that  time  had  fourteen  members,  among  them 
we  notice  the  names  of  Bros.  L.  B.  Thurman,  Charles  K.  Gilchrist,  J.  M.  Haskill, 
Charles  D.  Handy,  H.  Armer  and  Levant  Peace. 

Argenta  Lodge,  No.  21,  since  its  organization,  has  done  true  work  and  square 
work;  before  its  altar  many  good  men  have  been  obligated  and  initiated  into  the 
mystic  Brotherhood,  and  many  of  its  members  have  occupied  and  filled  creditably 
elevated  stations  in  our  Grand  Lodge,  and  that  others  from  its  ranks  will  be  elected 
to  govern  the  Craft  in  Utah,  none  will  doubt. 

The  third  Lodge  was  now  established  and  the  foundation  for  the  main  edifice 
could  be  laid.  Wasatch,  Mount  Moriah  and  Argenta  Lodges  agreed,  in  the  first 
and  last  named,  unanimously,  in  Mount  Moriah  with  a  large  majority,  to  establish 
a  Grand  Lodge.  The  preliminary  arrangements  were  soon  made,  and  on  the  16th 
day  of  January,  1872,  at  2  o'clock  p.  M.,  the  following  Masters  and  Wardens  of 
the  three  Lodges  met  in  their  Hall,  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  Utah:  Bros.  J.  M.  Orr,  M.  H.  Walker  and  Morris  Meyer,  from  Wasatch  Lodge, 
No.  8;  Louis  Conn,  Sol  Siegel  and  Charles  F.  Smith,  from  Mt.  Moriah  Lodge,  No. 
70;  A.  S.  Gould,  proxy  for  E.  LI.  Shaw,  W.\  M.\,  E.  B.  Zabriskie  and  A.  W. 
Nuckolls,  from  Argenta  Lodge,  No  21.  Bro.  J.  M.  Orr  was  elected  Chairman  of 
the  convention  and  Bro.  A.  S.  Gould,  Secretary.  Bro.  Louis  Cohn  offered  the 
necessary  resolution  for  the  formation  and  organization  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Utah,  which  was  unanimously  carried.  The  charters  of  the  three  Lodges  were 
examined  and  having  been  found  correct,  an  election  of  Grand  Officers  was  held 
resulting  as  follows:  Bros.  O.  F.  Strickland,  Grand  Master;  Loui»  Cohn,  Deputy 
Grand  Master;  E.  B.  Zabriskie,  Senior  Grand  Warden;  A.  S.  Gould,  Junior  Grand 
Warden;  Charles  F.  Smith,  Grand  Treasurer;  and  Jos.  F.  Nounnan,  Grand  Secre- 
tary. Bro.  Nounnan  requested  the  Grand  Master  to  appoint  the  undersigned,  as 
Assistant  Grand  Secretary,  who  was  summoned  at  his  place  of  business  to  appear 
in  Grand  Lodge  without  delay  for  installation. 


72        Historical  Sketch  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry  in  Utah. 

The  elected  and  appointed  Grand  Officers  were  installed  by  Bro.  Reuben  H. 
Robertson,  a  Constitution  and  code  of  By-Laws  adopted,  the  three  Lodges  directed 
to  return  their  charters  to  the  respective  Grand  Lodges,  receiving  therefor  new 
charters  from  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah,  with  numbers  according  to  the  <%te  of  their 
old  charters.  Wasatch  being  the  oldest  chartered  Lodge  received  number  I,  Mt. 
Moriah,  number  2  and  Argenta.  number  3.  At  the  organization  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  Wasatch  Lodge  had  forty-eight  members  on  its  roll,  Mt.  Moriah  fifty-two 
and  Argenta  twenty-four,  total  one  hundred  and  twenty-four  Master  Masons  in 
the  Grand  Jurisdiction  of  Utah. 

None  of  the  Lodges  were  over-burdened  with  funds  and  a  large  increase  of 
members  was,  under  the  circumstances,  not  probable.  Let  no  one  think  that  the 
founders  of  the  Grand  Lodge  considered  its  maintenance  an  easy  work  and  light 
task;  on  the  contrary,  every  Brother  knew  the  importance  of  the  step  that  had 
been  taken  and  a  close  observer  could  read  in  every  eye  that  the  grave  responsi- 
bilities resting  upon  them  were  deeply  felt.  At  this  moment  of  despondency  Bro. 
Robertson  arose  and  delivered,  before  the  final  adjournment,  a  short  address  to  the 
assembled  Brethren,  closing  with:  "  Now  we  launch  our  little  craft  upon  the  great 
Masonic  sea.  We  doubt  not  but  in  the  future,  as  in  the  past,  storms  will  arise, 
the  wind  will  howl  and  whistle  above,  and  the  troubled  waters  roll  beneath  us, 
but  with  a  steady  hand  ac  the  helm,  with  the  Bible  as  our  Polar  Star,  the  compass 
as  our  guide,  and  'Brotherly  Love,  Relief  and  Truth,'  as  our  motto,  we  can 
wrestle  with  the  contending  waves  and  ride  upon  their  billows.  We  need  never 
cast  anchor  for  repairs." 

During  the  delivery  of  the  address,  which  was  wholly  without  preparation, 
not  a  breath  could  be  heard  in  the  Hall,  but  at  the  conclusion,  all  went  to  their 
feet,  joy  beamed  in  every  eye,  one  grasped  the  others  hand,  and  with  a  firm  res- 
olution to  succeed  in  the  undertaking  parted  in  peace  and  harmony. 

Bro.  Robertson  is  no  more.  On  the  4th  day  of  January,  1879,  he  entered 
into  the  Grand  Lodge,  presided  over  by  the  G.-.  A.-.  O.-.  T.-.  U.-.,  but  he  had 
the  satisfaction  of  seeing  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah  recognized  by  every  Grand 
Lodge  on  the  globe,  occupying  an  enviable  position  among  her  sisters,  and  that 
his  encouraging  and  prophetic  words,  spoken  on  that  memorable  20th  of  January, 
1872, had  been  fulfilled.  Up  to  this  day, the  Grand  Lodge  of  Utah  has  had  no  need 
"to  cast  anchor  for  repairs." 

Grand  Master  Strickland  being  Judge  of  the  first  U.  S.  District  Court,  with  its 
seat  at  Provo,  Utah  County,  and  Bro.  Ira  M.  Swartz,  the  clerk  of  the  court,  both 
zealous  Masons,  worked  energetically  for  a  Lodge  at  their  home,  to  be  called 
Utah  Lodge.  A  petition  for  its  formation  was  granted  on  the  15th  of  February, 
1872,  and  the  Lodge  commenced  work  on  the  16th  of  February,  with  the  following 
Officers  and  members  :  Bros.  Ira  M.  Swartz,  Master;  Charles  S.  Benham,  Senior 
Warden;  Samuel  Paul,  Junior  Warden;  Benjamin  Bachman,  Secretary,  and  F.  H. 
Simmons,  John  P.  Doolan,  Samuel  E.  Greeley,  Still  P.  Taftand  John  N.  Whitney. 

The  Master  of  Utah  Lodge,  Bro.  Swartz,  was   a  well -skilled    Mason   and  la- 


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bored  faithfully  for  the  success  of  the  Lodge.  At  the  first  Annual  Communica- 
tion of  the  Grand  Lodge  a  petition  from  the  Lodge  for  a  charter  was  received  and 
granted  under  the  name  of  Story  Lodge,  No.  4,  to  be  located  at  Provo,  the  charter 
bearing  date  October  8th,  1872.  The  Lodge  selected  the  name  of  "Story"  in 
memory  of  a  dear  friend  of  Bro.  Swartz,  Bro.  VV.  R.  Story,  a  former  member  of 
Wasatch  Lodge,  who  was  assassinated  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  as  a  U.  S. 
officer,  near  Tooele,  in  1870. 

The  Grand  Lodge  held  its  first  Annual  Communication,  on  the  7th  of  October, 
1872,  at  which  Bros.  R.  A.  Robertson  was  elected  Grand  Master,  Louis  Cohn, 
Deputy  Grand  Master;  J.  M.  Orr,  Senior  Grand  Warden;  A.  W.  Nuckolls,  Junior 
Giand  \Yarden;  Charles  F.  Smith,  Grand  Treasurer:  and  Christopher  Diehl,  Grand 
Secretary.  At  this  Communication,  it  was  discovered  that  the  Laws  adopted  at 
the  organization  were  very  defective,  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  revise  the 
Code,  and  in  order  to  give  it  sufficient  time  to  perfect  its  work,  the  Grand  Lodge 
was  called  from  labor  for  the  space  of  thirty  days.  The  Grand  Lodge  re-assem- 
bled Nov.  12th,  and  the  Committee  on  the  revision  of  the  Code  reported.  The 
present  Constitution,  Laws  and  Regulations,  as  prepared  by  the  Committee,  were 
adopted   and   since  then  have  been  but  slightly  changed  or  amended. 

On  the  15th  of  October,  1872,  Grand  Master  Robertson  issued  a  letter  of 
Dispensation  to  Corinne  Lodge  U.  D.,  located  at  Corinne,  Box  Elder  County, 
naming  therein  Bros.  E.  P.  Johnson  as  Master,  Louis  Demars  as  Senior  Warden, 
and  Jafoes  A.  Farnum  as  Junior  Warden.  By  virtue  of  this  Dispensation  the 
Lodge  held  its  first  meeting  on  the  following  day,  Oct.  16th,  and  from  that  day 
up  to  October  15th,  1873,  the  Lodge  had  received  thirty-eight  applications  for 
the  three  Degrees.  Of  these  seventeen  were  rejected,  twenty  candidates  were 
initiated,  twenty  passed  and  nineteen  raised.  The  petition  of  the  Lodge  for  a 
charter  was  granted  Nov.  nth,  1873,  and  on  the  25th  of  November,  Grand  Master 
Louis  Cohn,  accompanied  by  the  principal  Officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  instituted 
Corinne  Lodge,  No.   5. 

On  St.  John's  Day.  Dec.  27th,  1873,  Grand  Master  Louis  Cohn  granted  a 
Dispensation  to  Weber  Lodge  U.  D.,  located  at  Ogden,  Weber  County,  with  Bros. 
C.  S.  Nellis  as  Master,  A.  D.  Shakespeare  as  Seuior  Warden,  and  Henry  Bruce  as 
Junior  Warden.  This  Lodge  received  a  charter  from  the  Grand  Lodge,  Nov.  12th, 
1874,  and  was  instituted  by  Grand  Master,  Charles  W.  Bennett,  accompanied  by 
several  other  Grand  Officers,  Nov.  17th,  1874. 

It  is  not  the  intention  of  this  sketch  to  enumerate  every  transaction  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Utah  since  its  organization,  neLher  those  of  its  constituent 
Lodges.  The  annual  printed  proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  give  all  the  nec- 
essary information  of  its  actions,  rise  and  progress  in  the  good  work  of  Masonry. 
To  these  Proceedings  the  searcher  for  a  more  detailed  history  is  referred.  This 
sketch  is  only  designed  to  give  a  short  synopsis  of  the  early  struggles  of  Masonry 
in  Utah,  and  if  this  has  been  done  in  the  foregoing  pages,  to  the  understanding 
and  satisfaction  of  the  Craft  in  Utah,  the  task  is  accomplished. 

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74        Historical  Sketch  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry  in  Utah. 

There  is,  however,  one  institution  connected  with  Masonry  and  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Utah,  which  requires,  before  concluding  this  sketch,  a  few  lines,  as  it  is, 
from  the  present  outlook  designed  to  occupy  in  the  future  a  prominent  niche,  not 
only  in  the  history  of  Masonry  but  also  of  the  Gentile  community  in  Utah,  namely: 
The  Grand  Lodge  Library.  Oiiginally  the  Library  was  intended  for  Masonic 
publications  only,  to  which  the  Grand  Librarian  added  books  relating  to  the  history 
of  the  Territory  of  Utah  and  Mormonism.  The  Grand  Lodge  appropriated  liberally 
to  the  support  of  this  storehouse  of  knowledge,  and  two  years  after  its  establish- 
ment, in  November,  1874,  there  were  on  the  shelves  one  hundred  and  seventy-nine 
volumes. 

Grand  Master,  Chzrles  VV.  Bennett,  devoted  in  his  address,  in  1875,  tne  fol- 
lowing sentiments  to  the  Library: 

"At  present  most  of  our  books  treat  of  Masonic  subjects,  and  it  would  be  hard 
to  find  a  more  complete  collection.  An  extension  of  the  plan  will  soon  make  the 
Library  embrace  books  of  science  and  general  literature  with  history,  biography 
and  the  like.  If  you  will  take  the  scheme  to  your  good  Masonic  hearts,  and  fasten 
it,  I  can  foresee  that  the  time  will  speedily  come  when  Brethren  who  may  be 
among  us,  far  from  the  sacred  influences  of  happy  homes,  seeking  fortunes  in  our 
Rocky  Mountain  treasure  vaults,  and  our  own  young  men  who  are  liable  to  the 
thousand  temptations  of  the  frontier  life,  may  be  shielded  from  evil  by  the  kindly 
influences  which  our  Library  of  the  future  may  offer  them.  But  should  you  think 
this,  my  vision,  too  highly  tinted  with  the  rosy  hue,  you  will  agree  that  every 
Mason  should  industriously  store  his  mind  with  useful  knowledge,  and  that  so  far 
as  we  can,  we  should  encourage  all  to  do  so,  and  render  all  the  aid  in  ouft  power 
to  that  end.  " 

These  sentiments  of  Bro.  Bennett  were  the  opinion  of  the  Grand  Librarian  at 
the  founding  of  the  Library  and  their  echo  produced  the  greatest  happiness  in  his 
heart  and  mind.  But  owing  to  the  limited  room  at  the  Masonic  Hall  the  sugges- 
tion of  Bro.  Bennett,  though  well  received  and  approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge, 
could  not  be  carried  into  effect.  The  five  Masonic  Bodies  at  Salt  Lake  City,  in 
renting  their  present  Hall  secured  with  it  a  large  room  on  the  second  floor  of  the 
building,  designing  it  for  a  Library  and  reading-room. 

With  this  addition  the  Library  project  received  a  new  impetus.  The  former 
Ladies'  Library  Association  donated,  under  certain  conditions,  for  our  use  over 
nine  hundred  volumes,  and  a  Committee  appointed  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  consist- 
ing of  Bros.  Charles  W.  Bennett,  Frank  Til  ford  and  Samuel  Kahn,  collected  in 
aid  of  the  Library  from  citizens  of  this  city  the  la-^e  sum  of  twenty-five  hundred 
dollars.  New  books  were  immediately  purchased,  and  on  the  1st  of  September, 
1877,  the  Library  was  opened  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  Craft  and  general 
public,  and  kept  open  two  hours  every  day.  At  that  time  the  Library  contained 
seventeen  hundred  and  eighty-six  books  of  a  general  character  and  three  hundred 
and  sixty  of  a  Masonic  character.  The  Library  soon  became  the  pride  of  every  Utah 
Mason,  and  to  the  honor  of  Wasatch,  Mt.  Moriah  and  Argenta  Lodges  and  Utah 
Chapter  and  Commandery  be  it  here  recorded,  that  each  contributed  nobly  toward 
its  maintenance.  These  five  Bodies  have  done,  and  do  all  they  can  to  support 
the  Library,  and  without  their  monthly  contributions  it  could  not  exist. 


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The  readers  and  patrons  of  the  Library  increased  steadily,  and  to  extend  its 
usefulness  it  became  a  necessity  to  keep  it  open  from  10  o'clock  a.  m.  to  9  o'clock 
p.  m.,  which  commenced  Dec.  1st  1877.  In  November,  1878,  the  Library  con- 
tained twenty  four  hundred  and  sixty  volumes,  embracing  every  branch  of  general 
literature  and  four  hundred  and  nineteen  volumes  on  Masonry.  Today  the  Ma- 
sonic Library  is  considered  to  be  one  of  the  best  public  institutions  of  Salt  Lake 
City.  It  has  done  its  share  of  good  in  the  past;  it  will  do  more  in  the  future. 
The  constant  aim  of  the  Craft  in  Utah  should  be  the  progress  of  the  Library; 
with  it  we  demonstrate  the  intellectual  advancement  of  mankind,  the  standard 
bearers  of  which  ought  to  be  the  Freemasons  wheresoever  dispersed,  because  they 
have  been  in  times  past,  and  forever  will  be,  searchers  for  "more  Light." 

CHRISTOPHER  DIEHL. 
Salt  Lake  City,  April  1st,  1879. 


